Specifications

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ID Works Standard and Enterprise Version 5 Administrator’s Guide
Binary Field
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Binary fields provide a way to collect and store data that cannot be
displayed, such as smart card application code or biometric
templates. You can also use a binary field to store non-binary data
that should not be interpreted by the ID Works software, such as a
text file that contains supplemental information.
Binary fields usually require that you write one or more additional
programs using the ID Works Software Development Kit to capture
and use binary data.
You can specify a prompt for the field and the appearance of the field
when it is empty and when it has data in it.
You also specify the source of the data for the field. Data can come
from an existing file or from a biometric device supported by the
Datacard Biometric Server. You can specify where to store binary
data, in the database or as a file outside of the database, on the
Storage tab of the Edit Field Properties [Binary] dialog box. See “File
Name Considerations” on page 100.
Binary fields