Hilmar,
What's your point #2 (20 times as much...)? I've not heard this before.
>>Has there been an update to the General Memo field which now only allow less than 2 gig.
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>>I have to deal with Jewelry images for a inventory control program. In the inventory input screen and in reports. Is thre any way to handle these images more efficent than in Memo fields.
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>>thanks
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>>Ken
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>Any file managed by VFP is limited to 2 GB.
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>You have 3 problems with memo fields:
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The 2 GB limit.
>A memo field takes up perhaps 20 times as much as a JPG file.
>It is difficult to put the memo field back to a JPG file, for instance.
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>The general consensus here on the UT seems to be that it is best to keep your pictures in separate files (for instance, JPG). In your table, only keep a short field with the filename (plus the folder: if you have thousands of images, it is better to separate them into several folders).
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>HTH,
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>Hilmar.
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