I must say I like the attachments system, it's quick and easy. I've just finished a downloads hack that's using attachments and keeping downloads up to date is much easier with attachments than using FTP to upload, if you ask me.
To answer your question, this hack by Erwin could be what you're looking for:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=44197
If you wish to use the attachments system, but don't want the attachments "squeezed into a text database"

, this hack by PPN is another option:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35193
I hope that helps.