If you mean storing images/text files, etc. in blobs or large text fields; rather tha just storing the file path... it is generally a very bad idea.
You gain a little convenience (referencing files) but pay a huge penalty in performance and db overhead. Dick On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 10:00 AM, Wajid Hussain wrote: > Hi guys, has anybody come across writing/reading files to a db? any > advice will be much appreciated. WAJ. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

