I'm using a container field where I insert a file
I'm trying to display the full path of the container field to another field

example: the container has a file test.xls or test.jpg
when making a button for opening the test.xls or test.jpg it opens the files
BUT ONLY if the files are at the same directory
If I type the full path and the file to a different field this work
correctly
I'm trying not to type the full path and file since it is already in the
container

Is this possible?

Thankx

Like using Get(FilePath) not for the database but for the container

Thankx again

GatAsText(ContainerName) should give you a full pathname. Its format
depends on how you put the file into the container - try it out.

savvas wrote:
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I tried GetAsText(ContainerName) and it returns only the filename with its
extension, not the full path

savvas wrote:
OK that result is, I think, due to the file being stored in the
container as opposed to a reference to the file. The logic presumably is
that if you store the file then it doesn't matter what it's initial
location is.



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What I wan't to do is store files in my database (word,excel,photos, etc)
and by clicking the file to open it
If an OLE object windows explorer that takes me to folders and files is
available that would be more helpfull

Thanks