Hello Yoel, > I would like to build a form in Base, which will have a field which > links to an external file. For example, a link to an MS Word file which > may be clicked on to open the file. The Word file would be on the local > hard drive or on a network share. > > Please advise me how I should store the link in the database (plain > text?), and how to display it on a form.
Plain text is most feasible I'd say. For displaying in the form, you should use a file control, accompanied by a button which, when pressed, opens the document. The file control itself has a button inside it which allows to browse for files, so people can conveniently enter new names. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
