(Sorry about that. This text didn't go through the first time.)
Thanks to all for your help. Because of 1) the speed issue and 2)
the backup issue, I now think that flat-file storage with the
filenames in the database is the way to go (with the directory prefix
in a variable in the PHP script). Eric Cestari's way would have been
neat, though. :-)
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Christopher Wood, Community Access Technical Coordinator
Western Valley Development Authority
Nova Scotia's Smart Community
Box 251 Bridgetown, Nova Scotia B0S 1C0
tel: (902) 665-4083/ fax: (902) 665-2878
www.wvda.com www.wvcn.ns.ca
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