Function to export bytea data from database to a directory

Hi

The following function import Images to the database however I wan reverse of it i.e. taking the image out to a directory, I tried to reverse but can not get it right, can some be kind enough to do that for me !!

Many thanks

Terry

 

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create or replace function bytea_import(p_path text, p_result out bytea)
                   language plpgsql as $$
declare
  l_oid oid;
  r record;
begin
  p_result := '';
  select lo_import(p_path) into l_oid;
  for r in ( select data
             from pg_largeobject
             where loid = l_oid
             order by pageno ) loop
    p_result = p_result || r.data;
  end loop;
  perform lo_unlink(l_oid);
end;$$;

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