On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:17 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael Madigan wrote: >> In Foxpro it's been said over and over not to store binary data in a > general field but instead only store a pointer to the file name on disk. >> >> Wouldn't that apply to MS SQL too? > > > If you need to take the files with the database, you must store them. > If they're not moving, then ptrs might be fine. Also, if you include it > in the database, you can perhaps audit changes, whereas if it's stored > outside of the database (via link), any other process could alter it. ------------------------------------
On top of that in the DB you have security via the db. You get the images backed up when the backup occurs as well. You can overwrite images easier in the db then on the local file share when that same file is being displayed ;) -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Web and Windows Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
