I've gotten mixed signals from reading the threads in this forum.

One thread said that if you store the image (rather than reference), then it will store a PICT version... hence, that 8KB JPEG might be 60KB in the database.

Another thread indicated that setting "store compatible graphics" causes the extra PICT to be stored... turn that off, and it just stores what you give it. Is that so?

But why, given a JPEG is far more cross-platform than a PICT, would "store compatible graphics" cause anything more than the JPEG to be stored???

And if you turn off that flag and only store JPEGs, will there be any cross-platform issues to worry about??

Thanks.

try the only store a reference to the file option when inserting a graphic by the menu!

jeff

Why? Is that going to help me understand what exactly happens underneath when "store compatible graphics" is selected?

It dates back to when Filemaker was Mac only and jpg's hadn't been invented. Filemaker used PICT as its internal graphic format. However on PC platforms, it allows using PC type graphics which are not Mac compatible. What they should really say is "Store Mac compatible graphic." I don't see any problem storing jpg's.