>Hi
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>I a number of graphics in my application and want to be able to :
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>a) store them in a table and display them on my form
>b) imbed them in my program.
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>By and large I dont want to distribute the as additional files.
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>I thought I could use a general field to store them but cant get them out onto my form.
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>Is a) and/or b) possible???
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>Regards
>Geoff Scott
One problem of general fields is the one you mention: it is very tricky to get the data back out again. Another problem is that they use a terrible amount of space - a 50 KB JPG file can easily inflate the FPT file by more than 1 MB.
The usual approach is to save the information in separate files. As an alternative, you can use memo fields (memo binary, that is), and write the information to temporary files when you require it.
HTH,
Hilmar.
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