sourfunk

I may be the complete novice to whom you are referring. I read about File Maker Pro 7 and thought it would let me organize a document portfolio like I've been wanting to for several years. What I expected to be able to do was make a record that had several text fields with various bits of information and one container field that would actually store a pdf. I wanted to be able to easily open the pdf if the information stored in my fields didn't give me everything I needed in a particular case. I thought I set this up, but I can't figure out a way to open the pdf. If I only "store a reference to the file," I can open it, but I want the actual file saved in the database so that when I back it up I know that I've got everything I need. It seems like given all the other difficult stuff Filemaker can do, it would be able to open my PDF for me. Can I set it up to open the pdf?