Hi all. And Hi to the spam filter: MySQL, database, sql, etc... We are considering using the BLOB data type to store documents - .doc, .xls, .pdf mainly. I have also considered just storing a hyperlink to a file on the network, but with the amount of files, it seems a little messy. So I'm pretty much decided as long as I can get it to work...
I'm using Access 2002. What I'd like is for people to be able to use a FileOpen - type dialog box to select the document, which is then copied into the BLOB field. Then they can later double-click on the BLOB field to open the document in the default application for the particular file type. The problem is that I don't quite understand how to do this. I can get the dialog box fine (from some Access examples databases). But as for copying from the network into a database field - I dunno. Oh, and the same for getting it back out :) Any clues / examples / links greatly appreciated. Dan -- Daniel Kasak IT Developer * NUS Consulting Group* Level 18, 168 Walker Street North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 9922 7989 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.nusconsulting.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
