Uploading files into database

To be honest, I think you're either really ambition or insane.  There is an easier way to do this.  You can use the built File up stuff and store the links to the uploaded files in the database, or you can use a data definition or an OLE Wizard.  I know you can use OLE Wizard to store pictures in Access, but I have never really played around with it in Micrsoft SQL Server.  You're probably going to have to use a binary read off of Request.Form and some other fancy manuveurs.  Good luck!  You'll need it.

If you can gain access to a website then odds are you'll be able to access the database, be it SQL or Access, since the connection details will be generaly stored in your code.

You're better off storing it on the website and ensuring the those security settings are set correctly.

Cheers,
Andrew

Edited by Bunce

Thanks, where can I find more information on the best practices for securing files on a website? 

The forum that we are looking to create is for private members only, so performance might not be such an issue. There will no open subscription to this forum.  That is why we don't want uninvited eyes to crawl/browse the site and find the files.

What I am looking to do is display the name of the attachment in the posted message, and then when they want to download it, write it out of the database in a new window, like you would be doing at a shareware website.  So this shouldn't be slowing down the forum since there are no files being downloaded?  

If this feature will not be added in the future, I will have to solve it myself...

Thanks,
Calvin