# Accessing PDF's from a Database Table in Perspective **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition Early Access\ **Created:** [May 29, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-pdfs-from-a-database-table-in-perspective/25402 "2019-05-29T14:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-pdfs-from-a-database-table-in-perspective/25402/7 "2023-12-05T13:28:49Z")
The way to avoid buying the WebDev module for this combination is to use my free Blob Server. (: > [@Automation Professionals' Blob Server Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-blob-server-module/57970): > > Automation Professionals is pleased to announce an alpha release of its new Blob Server Module. Available only for Ignition v8.1, here. The Blob Server Module provides a simple way to deliver images, PDF files, or other binary content from a database to your Perspective clients or other web applications. Without needing the WebDev module. All you need is a Named Query that has appropriate security settings and returns a single row with two columns: Content, and ContentType. Modest documentati… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-pdfs-from-a-database-table-in-perspective/25402)._