Hi,

I'm putting together a system and one of the requirements is to have a
searchable CV function.

I've got all the code to load the files on to the image fields, I've indexed
and got it kinda working.

Before I go to far down the road what is your opinion on having txt files
instead of doc files held on the table search? The SQL seems to be more
flexible on
searches rather than on the binary files and the index files themselves are
smaller
.i.e. when I tried a like clause it told me this would only work against a
varchar field
(i'm thinking this may be a schoolboy error so forgive me)

My main concern is I'd have to do the text conversion automatically, any
pointers on this?

Does anyone have any views on the best way to go about this or views on
holding and full searches again word files

Many thanks for any help you can give

Jim Florence