如何使用javascript将二进制文件插入mongodb？

Question

I want to write a script using javascript to insert a binary file into the mongodb. The file is far less than the max 16MB limit , so implementing this with GridFS is beyond the scope of the feature I'm writing.

I'm writing the script so I can run it like so:

mongo localhost:27017/myMongoDB loadMyFile.js

loadMyFile.js looks something like this:

db.myCollection.insert( {
  fileName: "myFile.ogg",
  file: cat(./myFile.ogg")
});

But when I search the collection:

db.myCollection.find({
    fileName:"myFile.ogg"
});

I get something like:

{
  "_id":ObjectId("53d2d6c76c694a37315c0195"),
  "fileName": "myFile.ogg",
  "file":"ID3\u0002"
}

Which seems wrong. Please assist. Thanks in advanced.

Answer 1

As mentioned in the comments by @ JuanCarlosFarah and @ RobertMunn , GridFS appears to be the best (and maybe the only?) way to insert files into the db without writing a small application.

mongofiles -d myMongoDB -l myFileName.ogg --type audio/ogg put "The Name of my File in the Collection"

See mongofiles for more more details.