Storing pictures with SQL

[ednayap]

hie all!..

any advice on storing pictures on the sql server?

will it make the server slower or any other stuff?

tanx

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

as a general rule I would avoid storing pictures direct in SQL.
Its often better to store them elsewhere and simple store a path to the image within SQL.

It can make access slower as well as being a bit odd to work with (technical term there)

 

[ednayap]

oohh..okay..

but what about the security of the pictures then?
anybody can juz access it easily by using the computer (im using a shared computer)..

is there any way i can increase it?
tanx