1) Yes, storing images this way is the right way to go
2) They should be able to mail it to themselves. For apps, you'd need different versions, one for each phone. Go the easy route and just have them upload the pic.

FYI, in some states, it may be illegal for the employer to post the employee's picture, even on an internal intranet site. I know when I worked at a Fortune 100, they couldn't post our pic without permission because of this.



>Greetings All,
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>I "think" I would like to allow the user to upload photos of their employees. I plan on storing the jpeg files in their own directory (.ie. photos) and have the object source property on the employee page point to it (i.e. c:\dash\photos\empid1234.jpeg.
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>1. Is this recommended "best practice".
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>2. What if the user wants to take the picture of the employee with their own camera? Is there a plugin or app out there that would allow them to do so. Sort of like visiting your local DMV and getting a new photo taken. It uploads to the database and viola.