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  3. January 2005

RE: What about Blobs?

> If that's the case, then the choice is clear.  It's easier to upload a
> PC file to an IFS directory than upload into a blob.  It's easier to
> write a file reference to a column, than to insert the "contents" of a
> file into a column. . . .

And there's a dedicated field type, called a "datalink," specifically for
that situation. It allows for a comment in addition to the URL, and it can
optionally verify that the URLs you plug into it are valid.

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JHHL

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