You can store pictures in an Access db but highly advised against. Do as twist_ suggests store the image path/name in the db.
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1: I need to be able to post data on a form to a database and include a picture as well (jpeg)
2: I also need to be able to read the data i have posted and display the picture as well
All these must work under ASP (not ASP.NET) and in an MS Access database
Thank you
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Err. i still wish to store it on a database.. the pictures are very tiny, probably less than 1kb most likey hallf of it.
Maybe not stored on an online access db but a local access db.
it is going to be used for confirmation so users can see a randomly generated word pictures and type it in, so they cannot make software to automate the process. that is tiny processing for a database right?
we hope to have ADO save it in a persisted file then access it from there. ADTG files are much smaller and less likely to get locked or corrupted from multiple usage
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by: twist_Posted on 2003-08-03 at 15:43:16ID: 9063325
As far as I know there is no way to store an image in an Access database. The easiest way to achieve what you want is to store
the URL of the image, then retrieve the URL to display the image.