Word doc save to DB tbl

[Mr Ashim]

I link table data to word doc and wish to save the doc within the DB. That is in a field within the table or a table. I have noticed that a file can be saved within a field and even simply draged accross the PC screen and placed into a field. I have tried to carry out the same task by draging and droping the file into a field displayd on a form field linked to the table but this will not work.

Can any one help? Is there an eay way to save word docs is a DB.

 

[Pat Hartman]

I haven't done this but I would guess that your table needs to have a field defined as an OLE object and that is where you would store your document. I understand from the members here that db's increase hugely in size when you add OLE objects. That makes the recommended method to create a directory in which to store the documents and just store the path in a text field in the table.