right now i have the following problem:<br><br>I am connecting fine through Access 2000 via MYODBC to a MYSQL database with a field which has a BLOB datatype. The BLOB field shows up as OLE on the Access side, also fine. However, when it comes time to update the BLOB field through Access (inserting a gif), i get a strange error saying "The macro or function set to the BeforeUpdate or ValidationRule property for this field is preventing Microsoft Access from saving data in the field." <br><br>any ideas?<br>