>>>>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.
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>>Thanks. Which option would you recommend?
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>It all depends on the requirements. The first option is the easiest to implement and it requires less storage in the database, but it adds burden on supporting / managing files in the file system.
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>For SQL 2008 I'd recommend the option 3, although I personally haven't worked with it.

Same here - I would go with 1 or 3 (I haven't tried 3 yet) - but you sure don't want to use option 2.