Great idea. Unfortunately, they don't want these files EVER to be put onto any hard disk in DOC format. Security. I can't convince them of anything where a DOC is involved.

>I've had to re-architect a few systems that used Generals to store .docs. I used two approaches on them.
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>1. Just stored a path to a .doc in a text field. Managed putting files here and there by creating a directory tree (poor man's SourceSafe)
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>2. Pulled/pushed files in and out using FileToStr/StrToFile. This put them in a memo field, but avoided the hideous FPT bloat when a General field gets modified.
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>In both cases, I did that dummy cursor, append General trick at the last minute to allow them to edit it using the familiar bound control paradigm.
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>M.
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>>Not yet, I'm not. But that's another concern for sure.
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