[AccessD] Adding Attachments

Virginia,
 
Since you are storing the files externally to Access and only storing a
link (path name) to the files in Access, it makes no difference to
Access what types of files they are.  Linking to external files is a
frequent subject on this list so you should be able to find a lot of
hints in the archives.  Some non-obvious search terms that may help are
"Image files" and "bloat."
 

Charles Wortz 
Software Development Division 
Texas Education Agency 
1701 N. Congress Ave 
Austin, TX 78701-1494 
512-463-9493 
CWortz at tea.state.tx.us 

-----Original Message-----
From: Hollis,Virginia [mailto:HollisVJ at pgdp.usec.com] 
Sent: Tuesday 2003 Mar 11 08:13
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Adding Attachments


I really do not know what I am after :-) I am open for any ideas because
I sure can't think of any...
 
Make a folder to store the attachments and they would place them in the
directory? Would it matter if they were .pdf or .doc or any type of
file?
 
Virginia

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Wortz, Charles [mailto:CWortz at tea.state.tx.us]
	Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:59 AM
	To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
	Subject: RE: [AccessD] Adding Attachments
	
	
	Virginia,
	 
	You can have a hyperlink field in a table in which the link to
the external document is placed.  Is this what you are after?

	Charles Wortz 
	

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Hollis,Virginia [mailto:HollisVJ at pgdp.usec.com] 
	Sent: Tuesday 2003 Mar 11 07:51
	To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
	Subject: [AccessD] Adding Attachments
	
	
	Is there a way to add a document as an attachment to a database?

	 
	The database is used to request services. The data is entered by
a customer and sometimes the customer needs to add additional
documentation to support their request. The attachment might be a sketch
or Word file.
	 
	Does anyone have any idea how this might be done?
	 
	Virginia

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