> think about how tedious it will be to view/edit these documents when
> they are stored in a database.

Think about how tedious it will be to find the corresponding files
when the file path structure and the "pointers" in the DB get out of
sync ...

This is a design decision and it depends on the application and the
(expected) customers. For some circumstances, yes, it *is* a solution
for a real problem :-)


Regards

Stefan


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Stefan Heymann
www.destructor.de/firebird