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title: "setAsciiStream Method to input stream bytes - long) | Microsoft Docs"
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# setAsciiStream Method (java.lang.String, java.io.InputStream, long)
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  Sets the designated parameter to the specifiedinput stream, which will have the specified number of bytes.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public final void setAsciiStream(java.lang.String parameterName,  
                                java.io.InputStream x,  
                                long length)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *parameterName*  
  
 A **String** that contains the parameter name.  
  
 *x*  
  
 An InputStream object.  
  
 *length*  
  
 A **long** that indicates the number of bytes.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This setAsciiStream method is specified by the setAsciiStream method in the java.sql.PreparedStatement interface.  
  
 If the length of the stream is different than what is specified in the *length* parameter, the JDBC driver throws an exception when the row is updated or inserted.  
  
 If the length of the stream is unknown, the *length* parameter may be set to -1 to indicate that the driver should accept the stream regardless of its length. With sqljdbc4.jar, we recommend that you use the JDBC 4.0 method [setAsciiStream Method (java.lang.String, java.io.InputStream)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/setasciistream-method-java-lang-string-java-io-inputstream.md) when the application wants to update the column from a stream whose length is unknown.  
  
## See Also  
 [setAsciiStream (SQLServerCallableStatement)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/setasciistream-sqlservercallablestatement.md)   
 [SQLServerCallableStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservercallablestatement-members.md)