>>Hi,
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>>I'm working on a system where the user wants to scan documents and store them in a database. I'm guessing at this point that scanning will be to a TIF or JPG, but am wondering if they may be able to scan to a PDF. What would be the best field type to store these scans?
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>You have a few options.
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>1. Only store a path to the file in SQL Server (this is the same suggestion as using VFP tables)
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>2. Use VARBINARY(max) field
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>3. Use new (SQL Server 2008) FileStream option.

Thanks. Which option would you recommend?