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Hi,
In Forms 6i, we had a form with OLE Container on it. We had a scenario where we allowed the user to attach a file that they had on hard disk to a record and save the record. We saved the information as a BLOB. The next time around, when they queried the record, we allowed them to double-click the OLE container to view the document that they saved. So, it did not matter if they did not have the document on the hard disk still.
Now, that OLE container is gone, how do I go about and achieve this. What do I use to allow them to save the documents and view them again?
ANY HELP WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED!!!
Thanks
Hema.

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