<< What I'm wondering is what is the benefit of PDFs as opposed to the database approach someone else suggested?
>> Here are the benefits that I see to keeping archival PDFs in addition to data: A backup of important documents. A time-stamped record of the appearance and contents of certain documents at the time of generation. Ability to fulfill document requests without using the database. The possibility of maintaining "paper" copies of records without maintaining any actual paper. Integration with other document based systems (such as Sharepoint). -- Larry
