ADDING SCANNED TEXT PAGES TO A FORM

[desikan]

Hi all,
I am just trying to copy some scanned pages (jpeg) of some contract documents in a form.

But I find that with just 5 pages added in the form (using tab control option ), the size of the Access file has gone up by 20 Mb.

Glad if anyone can say whether this is normal or is there any other method to place these files inside the database?

I have tried compacting the database but it was not useful.

Many thanks

 

[PHV]

You may prefer use linked OLE fields instead of embedded

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[desikan]

Well, I tried your idea and it seems to be ok but the only small problem is that in case of linked mode, Microsoft accepts scanned pages of BMP type only which is a slight disadvantage considering the size of BMP file.

Thanks for your help once again.