Gatsby Database Explorer 3.0 allows you to attach files to your records as database fields. This feature is automatically enabled for binary fields. By default Gatsby embeds all files in the database and allows all media types.
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Enables Gatsby Linking and Embedding. You may want to disable Gatsby Linking and Embedding if you are using another technology such as OLE for storing binary objects. |
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By default files are embedded in the databases. |
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Select this option if you would like all files to linked rather than embedded. |
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This option allows you to link files only if they exceed the size specified. |
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The file folder where linked files are stored. The linked file folder can be an absolute or relative location. If the location is relative it resolved against the base location. If a base location is not specified, it will be relative to the data sources file. For Microsoft Access databases, it will be relative to the location of the database. Gatsby uses a naming strategy for the files that prevents name collisions in the folder. |
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If checked, all types of content can be attached to the field. If unchecked, content can be restricted to particular media types. |
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The media type to which content is restricted. |
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The media sub type to which content is restricted. If left blank, all sub types of the media type are allowed. |
Gatsby stores information about the embedded or linked file as proprietary structure in the binary field. See the Gatsby DBDOM 3.0 documentation for the specification of the structure as well as information about how to retrieve the object and information about object programatically.