Q1:Thanks, BD, for your advise about storing scanned data, now the question is how to convert the data already in scanned to a file that could be referenced. Do I have to rescan allll those pages or is there an way to take the data in the containors and convert them into images that could be placed into a non FP file that could be referrenced by the FP continor files.

Q2: I got lost regarding your description of the location of the reference file on the server. You suggested getting a second server for the image files alone. Is not my current G4 hosting FMP-server adequate if the hard drive and ram are maxed out, with the guests being other machines (I mac, G3, G3 powerbook...)?

A1: To export the pictures, you would have to perform a copy and paste (I don't know if there is a plug-in that would do this for you) either manually or under AppleScript control.

A2: The point about paths is that the pictures have to be stored on a shared drive (volume) that can be seen by all the machines. This should definitely NOT be on the FM Server! If you share the drive on the FM Server, stability and speed will cease to exist. You would want to place the pictures on an AppleShare IP, Windows NT, etc. server. As an alternative, you could place a folder containing the pictures on the desktop of each machine accessing FM Server. The folders should all have the same name.

-bd