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Inserting an OLE Object?
I need to know how to insert an OLE Object into access? But I need to know how to do it with an SQL statement so I can write it using ASP. My webpage already has the upload input field for uploading the files.
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Thnx Alan
Wow? I'm just learning ASP and boy does that seem confusing. I don't think that I understand what that all means.
Another thing, how do I get the file to the server through a webpage? I want people to be able to submit papers online and have them stored in my Access DB.
Wow? I'm just learning ASP and boy does that seem confusing. I don't think that I understand what that all means.
Another thing, how do I get the file to the server through a webpage? I want people to be able to submit papers online and have them stored in my Access DB.
Ristogod,
What stage are you up to with the upload file?
Has the user selected a file for upload?
Is the upload control within a <form> tag?
Have you posted the form to the server?
There is a bit involved with getting the upload file to the server, but once it is there the formData can be parsed and the file can be extracted from the the formBinary and reconstructed as a file.
Hang in there!
There is never any shortage of stuff to get your head around.
Good Resource:(Sample Code)
http://www.15seconds.com/issue/990723.htm
alan@cashoz.com
What stage are you up to with the upload file?
Has the user selected a file for upload?
Is the upload control within a <form> tag?
Have you posted the form to the server?
There is a bit involved with getting the upload file to the server, but once it is there the formData can be parsed and the file can be extracted from the the formBinary and reconstructed as a file.
Hang in there!
There is never any shortage of stuff to get your head around.
Good Resource:(Sample Code)
http://www.15seconds.com/issue/990723.htm
alan@cashoz.com
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You can't do it with straight SQL. To insert an OLE object, you need to do it via a form.
You really don't want to do this anyway's, as Access adds its own wrapper to the object, which makes the database bloat considerably.
Your best bet is to simply leave the object in its own file and access it as needed.
If you really want to store it in the MDB, you can write directly to a memo field, but then you'll need to extract it to a file before you can work with it. Without the wrapper Access won't know how to handle the field.
Jim.