[AccessD] Re: Embedded Objects

Ryan,

Yes, two words...DON'T EMBED.

Do you want fluff or functional?

You can use a linked object instead.

Robert

At 10:22 AM 2/11/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:05:44 +0000
>From: rsmethurst at UK.EY.COM
>Subject: [AccessD] Embedded Objects
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
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>Hi All,
>
>Can anyone suggest any 'good practise' ideas for embedding image files
>into a database. (I'm thinking specifically here about keeping the size of
>
>the .mdb down)
>
>I'm using about 20 images on a menu and they appear to be bloating the
>database quite considerably and being a major hinderance when I try to
>compact.
>
>TIA
>RyanS