We use blob for that.

>Maybe I need to clarify what I'm trying to do with this database having a general field in it.
>Our system has a Customer Masterfile Maintenance routine. Each of the customers has
>a picture associated with his record (a bmp file), as well as several scanned document files.
>There is a command button on the customer screen that when selected displays a grid
>of these associated files. When you double click the grid selection you want it, should display
>the associated file whether it be a bmp picture, a pdf document, or an Excel Spreadsheet..
>
>If there is a better way than using a general field to link to each of these documents I would
>appreciate anyone telling me how.
>
>Thanks for all of your responses to my previous post.
>
>Brad