FM Importing Figures from Database

[Nancy Allison]

Hi, everyone.

I posted this question to techwr-l about a week ago but received no replies. I'm hoping that some Framers may have experience they can share.

We currently store all figures in Windows Explorer directories, and import by reference into FrameMaker documents. We figure a database would eliminate our current, frequent duplication of files and confer other benefits as well. 

But I don't understand how a db and FM interact. Is it possible to import a figure by reference into a FrameMaker file from a database? Can you point to a db directory the way you would to a regular Windows Explorer directory?

Thanks.

--Nancy