On 10/1/08 3:21 AM, "Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in whole or in part:
> Hi, > I'm looking at a relatively simple Catalogue solution to handle > hundreds, maybe 1000's of photos where most of the file size for those > photos will be around 20MB. Does Filemaker still have a limit to the > size of a file ? > I will be using Filemaker Pro Server 9 to serve both PC and Mac machines. > The basics are quite simple, one file will hold the photos. The filename > for each photo will be the relationship link and a description will be > entered in the related file for each photo. > Very basic but the file size could be of concern > > Lee Mills Regardless of storage space, I do not advise any document/image storage inside any database (FMP or SQL). It's just my long experience in always needing them stored on a file server/ web server for access by other means. YMMV. That being the case (needing to store, rather than insert), please check out SuperContainer <http://www.360works.com/supercontainer/>. -- Beverly Voth Tier3 Data & Web Services Group, LLC 606-864-0041 http://www.tier3web.com/xml.htm Web Design & Hosting * Apple: CAN, ACN & ADC Certified FileMaker 7 & 9 Developer * FileMaker Business Alliance Coldfusion, Witango, PHP, MS SQL, MySQL, FMP, XML/XSLT, CSS Over 14 years experience integrating databases and the internet!
