Thanks,
So you are implying a "roll your own" for viewing and updating the Word Docs instead of using OLEControls?

PACK MEMO means using the 2 Gig dbf Exculsively for a long time. That is another reason we are redesigning.

Carol Dewar

>Just keep a path and filename to the doc in the memo field. The actual doc is NOT stored in the FPT in this case.
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>If you did not already, you can issue a PACK MEMO on the exclusively used table to reduce the bloat from when the actual docs were stored in the field.
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>>Hi,
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>>I am new to linking and embedding Word Docs.
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>>We have one app that has embedded Word Docs and is running up against the 2 Gig limit.
>>We thought, use linking instead and keep the Word Docs in a special directory.
>>But, we have noticed that the FPT is still growing pretty quickly.
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>>When linking does FoxPro still keep copies of the Word Docs in the FPT?
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>>Any suggestions are appreciated,
>>Carol Dewar
>>Magram Computer Services