[AccessD] Scanning into mdb

List,

I see in the archives that some of you have implemented scanning of images into your Access systems.  I'm being asked to add some imaging to an existing A97 app that runs in the field on laptops and I've got some questions.

1. Did you scan into BLOB data fields or store in graphic image format?  I'd prefer to use BLOBs as we'll be scanning HIPAA protected personal health information and I don't want files on the laptops that anyone can access.  If you used BLOBs how did you tell the scanner where to store the data?

2. Are BLOBs an issue in A97?  The users fear data corruption.  There will be 1-200 medical charts scanned in per day then the data is replicated back to our main db here.

3. We will be moving to A2K3 within the next few months and probably Win XP (from 2000).  Will twain support in A2K3 and WinXP be an issue?  If so what can I do in our A97 app now that will prevent issues when we upgrade the mdb?  Are BLOBs an issue in A2K3?

This app is for data collection only and if we do store as BLOB we will convert to graphic image for storage and retrieval here so the images would not sit in the mdb for long.

TIA

Jim DeMarco
Director of Application Development
Hudson Health Plan


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