>Hi,
>
>I am using FileStream in my SQL Server 2008 R2 database to store a PDF. I use this code:
>
>

UPDATE Claims
>	SET clm_Scan = CONVERT(VarBinary(max), N'MyFileName.pdf')
>	WHERE clm_PK = 'MyPK'

>
>I want to let the user now view the PDF, so I query the clm_scan field then use STRTOFILE() to create the file oon my disk, but when I try to open the PDF I get a message that "Adobe Reader could not open the file because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged..."
>
>Am I doing this right?

Your update statement doesn't look correct already. You're just converting the name of the file.

Check http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/display-database-image-using-sql-server-2008-reporting-services.aspx

Although, may be I'm wrong as BOL shows the exact same syntax

BOL reference