It is interesting to me, how can be faster storing files on disk versus database. If I have many pictures in database overall db performance is slower?
Blob access tends to be less effecient due to buffering and data transfer issues; huge tables with images require more space and tend to be slower for scanning (when necessary) due to larger record overhead (depending on whether the blobs are stored inline). Grabbing a relative path (or URI) from the database as a string doesn't rquire special buffering or conversions, leaves the table smaller. -- Steven Lembark 85-09 90th Street Workhorse Computing Woodhaven, NY 11421 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1 888 359 3508
