[AccessD] Should I use Attachments?

I'm totally with Rocky.

Andy

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: 15 May 2011 05:52
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Should I use Attachments?


I always put the path and file name in the table and leave the pdf, doc, jpg
or whatever outside the db.  I found that importing even the simplest
graphic into an access database bloated it way beyond the size of the file
being imported .  Is this what you're asking?

Rocky


R
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darrell Burns
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 5:33 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Should I use Attachments?

New subject: my client wants to link PDF documents to records in an Asset
table in an A2007 app. The attachment data type is perfect for what I want
to do, but I've heard bad things about it. I know one caveat is that it's
not backward-compatible. I've also heard that it's a performance drag. (I
tried using OLE fields in A2000 a few years ago and quickly abandoned that
approach). The Asset table would range from a few hundred to a couple
thousand records per client. I'll be deploying the app as a runtime.

I'd be interested in hearing the pros & cons of attachments. 

Thanx,
DB

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