Thanks to all of you

You have been very helpfu.
I will start my project in due course and might come up with some more questions (if you do not mind)...I am very glad that it is possible to store pics in the database. Or, do you think it would be more efficient to store the path? What would be the preference?
Sorry, I did not come back to you earlier. My son was terribly ill, so I was a "24/7-nurse" with no time for my projects...Actually, any time I do not get back immediately to you guys this is usually related to some sort of a 2-year old disaster
lala