Re: Images in Access

<Woodies_46@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

Ok I would just like to know if this is possible
and if it is could some one point me in the right
direction.

It certainly is possible, and I later refer to where you can get not only a
"pointer in the right direction" but an example database illustrating three
approaches to handling images in Access. You might be able to use code for
one of those approaches as your "jumping off place" to get started.

What i would like to do is to have an access
form which has a image frame in it but no image,
then I would like to have a subform linked to
a table that has the path names for these maps.

I would consider using a ComboBox for showing / selecting the paths, instead
of a Subform Control. It just seems a somewhat simpler approach.

What I was thinking, is it possible for someone
to click the name of the map which is linkd to
the path and have have the image show up in
the image frame so you can click through all
the maps see which one u want then print
it out.

The sample imaging databases at http://accdevel.tripod.com illustrate three
approaches to handling images in Access, and the download includes an
article discussing considerations in choosing an approach. Two of the
approaches do not use OLE Objects and, thus, avoid the database bloat, and
some other problems, associated with images in OLE Objects.

If you are printing the images in reports, to avoid memory leakage, you
should also see MVP Stephen Lebans' http://www.lebans.com/printfailures.htm.
PrintFailure.zip is an Access97 MDB containing a report that fails during
the Access formatting process prior to being spooled to the Printer Driver.
This MDB also contains code showing how to convert the contents of the Image
control to a Bitmap file prior to printing. This helps alleviate the "Out of
Memory" error that can popup when printing image intensive reports.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP


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