2 meg file in ole field adds 25meg on database

[Ed]

Hi All: using winxp and msaccess xp. I have an extensive database that uses
ole fields to store & display items like formatted word docs, pdf files and
corel drawings. I use insert object and select from file. the problem is i
am inserting small files but the database size seems to increase greatly and
stay that way even after compact - repair. I checked the link file box and
that doesnt do much. is there a better way to display these images and files
but not have them take up so much space. & if not does the large database
file have any drawbacks other than size itself? Thanks, Ed

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

The recommended approach is to keep them outside of the database, and just
store a pointer to them in the database itself.

 

[Ed]

Where would I find info on "pointing" to the files so they display and
print?

 

[Ed]

Dont think this is it. Maybe I need to produce files (xls, corel, word,
etc..) in native program then save as pdf for smallest file size and then
just import as ole as always?

 

[Larry Linson]

Where would I find info on "pointing" to the
files so they display and print?

The sample imaging databases at http://accdevel.tripod.com illustrate three
approaches to handling images in Access, and the download includes an
article discussing considerations in choosing an approach. Two of the
approaches do not use OLE Objects and, thus, avoid the database bloat, and
some other problems, associated with images in OLE Objects.

If you are printing the images in reports, to avoid memory leakage, you
should also see MVP Stephen Lebans' http://www.lebans.com/printfailures.htm.
PrintFailure.zip is an Access97 MDB containing a report that fails during
the Access formatting process prior to being spooled to the Printer Driver.
This MDB also contains code showing how to convert the contents of the Image
control to a Bitmap file prior to printing. This helps alleviate the "Out of
Memory" error that can popup when printing image intensive reports.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

http://www.datastrat.com/Download/DocMgr_2K.zip

is a sample file showing how for Word.docs. The code should be easy enough
to modify for other types as well.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

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