[AccessD] Scanning documents as attachment

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Thu Sep 25 17:00:56 CDT 2014


I'll say it again.

Attachment data types, like Hyperlinks and multivalue fields are the spawn of the devil :-)

(I'm sending you a stripped down application with a form that does what you want using 
conventional data types).

-- 
Stuart


On 25 Sep 2014 at 15:09, Susan Harkins wrote:

> The new Attachment data type makes this so easy that I'm embarrassed I
> brought it up...
> 
> Susan H.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:05 PM, James Button
> <jamesbutton at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > More considerations:
> >
> > Maybe a commentary field where the user can indicate the source of
> > the file -
> >
> > Frequently documents have codes and signatures, and even the
> > originating facility, but do not include the indication of who sent
> > it on to you, or even if it is an 'authorised', or 'certified' copy.
> >
> > And
> >
> > Where is the original filed, what reference/folder/storage facility
> > and under who's responsibility, as there will be times when
> > electronic copies will not be acceptable.
> >
> >
> > That starts on a whole new table - for the documents received,
> > placed in the store, passed on, copied to,  and destroyed etc. along
> > with who did the action, and who logged the entry.
> >
> > Ah! - a whole new administration workload -
> > Empire building yea!
> >
> >
> > JimB
> >
> >
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