Subject Re: PDF IN TABLE From Denis Arguedas <cise85@gmail.com> Date Thu, 18 Jan 2018 08:53:02 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thank you all, I will do tests according to what they indicate, if I have doubts I will let you know, it is good to have you. regards Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 1/17/2018 9:25 PM, Ken Mayer wrote: > > On 1/17/2018 6:59 PM, Denis Arguedas wrote: > >> DEAR ALL, > >> > >> WHEN I ADD A FIELD TO THE TABLE AS A BINARY ALONE IT ALLOWS ME TO > >> SELECT IMAGE OR SOUND, I NEED HELP TO LOAD A PDF FILE IN THE TABLE, > >> ATTACHED IMAGE > > > > I don't believe you can. You can put the path to where the file is, and > > store it externally, but you cannot store it in the table. > > > > I had forgotten that you *can* do it, but as Ronnie points out, it's not > a good idea, and he explains why ... heed his comments. You could lose > all those files if the .DBT file gets corrupted or something. You are > better off not storing them in the table. In addition to Yiannis notes, > the OODML version is to use methods of the field object: > >     replaceFromFile() will store a file to a binary field >     copyToFile() will bring it back out. > > However, there is no way to empty the binary field except to use > replaceFromFile() to overwrite what's there with a small, blank file ... > > Ken > > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm