Deb, You need to insert the images in a container field. Copied/pasted the images into a container field will not be retained after shutting down the db and re-launching it. This was our experience. Also, I save all images as IBM tiffs so that both PC and MAC users can view the images.
Charlene On 9/15/06 3:00 PM, "Deborah Tinsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I made up a nifty little catalog to identify all the images we have on CDs > and match them up with the database info. I inserted references to keep the > file size down and speed up operations. This file and the images reside on > our G5. > > I'd like to be able to work on it with my eMac or have my assistant work on > it (he had an iMac) remotely, in our offices. We are networked but don't use > FMP server software. The file is in FMP 8, but we only have one copy of 8. > We do have several copies of 7 which means we can open the file on our > remote computers. > > But we can't see the images. All you see is the reference. Is there some way > around this with networked computers? > > If I had inserted the images instead of the references would we be able to > see them? If so, I could run our 5000 images through a batch processor > making them into tiny thumbnails. The file would still be large, but it > might be worth it to be able to see the images. > > Is there some other way? > > Deb > > > Deborah Tinsley > Assoc. Librarian of Visual Resources > Kansas City Art Institute > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 816 802 3395
