Saving Space

[James]

I have a database that holds JPeg images of products. The
problem now is that the database has swelled in size
considerably. These images are vital to the database but I
need to find a way of inserting them which doesn't expand
the file as much.

A setup similar to a hyperlink would be good except I need
the image to be displayed on the screen with the data
rather than just being a link you click on.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

James

 

[Rick Brandt]

I have a database that holds JPeg images of products. The
problem now is that the database has swelled in size
considerably. These images are vital to the database but I
need to find a way of inserting them which doesn't expand
the file as much.

A setup similar to a hyperlink would be good except I need
the image to be displayed on the screen with the data
rather than just being a link you click on.

You can store a text string that is the path to the file and then use that as the
picture property of an image control to see the image in your application. Doesn't
work on continuous forms, but on single-view forms it does fine.