BLOBs Short How To on Displaying in CR from a DB

[mbpierce]

I have been reading some past threads on BLOBs. I have found some very helpful tips but what I haven't found is a down and dirty "how to" sort of thing.

I want to place some images as BLOBs into a database, say SQL for example, and then have them display in my report.

I have seen two schools of thought:
1. Save the path to the image in the file system in the
database and reference it that way.

or

2. Place the image in a database as a BLOB.

Which is better?
Why?
What is the best way to proceed?

Thanks in advance for your expert advice.

Mary