Auto Sort files into Database

[mrmims]

I have an idea I want to try, but do not know if it is possible.



I have tblSerialNumbers, and each record is a winch/hoist in my theatre, and there are over 200 winches/hoists. Frequently these items are Load Tested and a form is filled out, scanned, and saved as a pdf. My crew then uploads each scanned pdf into a the corresponding attachment field in tblSerialNumbers. This can be time consuming.

When the forms are scanned and saved, they are titled with an 8 character serial number followed by the date (ex. ST011607_1_17_14.pdf).

Is it possible, to have access look at multiple files and determine from the first 8 characters which record in tblSerialNumbers to place the pdf in the attachment field.

Thank you for any help ... even if it is telling me to keep dreaming and telling my crew to be quiet and get back to work.

[June7]

It's possible. Need code to load document into the attachment field. Review https://www.accessforums.net/access/...eld-40827.html

Are you aware Access has a 2GB size limit? Lots of large saved images can consume that limit quickly. Alternative is to save path to external file. Simpler code.