Hi!

lcMyFile = FileToStr('MyDocument.doc')
lnID = 5
=SQLEXEC(m.nHandle,"Update MyData SET MyBinaryField=?lcMyFile WHERE SID=?lnID")

If you use views, you can get nHandle following way:
nHandle = cursorgetprop('ConnectHandle','SomeViewAlaisName')

Note that you have to use the image field type on SQl Server to store binary data. If you use TEXT (memo) type, your data will be corrupted on SQL Server.

In addition, there is a problem in retrieving such data from SQl Server. Take a look to the FAQ#7995

HTH.

>Hi there!
>
>I'm just about to finish my first SQL-Server based app.
>
>I have a table on MS SQL Server where I need to store entire binary FILES (e.g. a Word Document) in a binary FIELD, but I can't figure out what syntax to use to load or retrieve that information.
>
>Could you give me a pointer as to what to do, e.g. where to look or what command to use? I can see that SQL Passthrough won't work, because I cannot use something like UPDATE MYTABLE SET BINARYFIELD=FILETOSTR("WORDDOC.DOC") WHERE RECID=5
>
>But that's really what I want to do
>
>Does anyone have any ideas as to what to do. I figure it needs an ADO object, but how???
>
>Thanks so much!
>Hermann Strijewski
>Clearwater, FL