Re: MS Access 2003 does not work properly with JPGs, Office XP did

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Jim ... I feel the pain. However, when posed with a problem, its best to
have a solution on hand. In this case, let's work with what we've got.

Rob Mastrostefano

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"jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks - this is a good write up of the flaw in 2003 that still hasn't bee
> addressed. My concern is that MS has removed functionality that was
> previously in Access to handle pictures. A database that doesn't support
> pictures is about as useful as a non-relational database. Might as well
> use
> Excel. Relying on a third party tool or other "workarounds" seems
> rediculous. Why doesn't MS just fix the issue? OH yeah, now I remember -
> they have 99% of their engineers working on prettier mac- like interfaces
> instead of fixing bugs/flaws/weaknesses of their programs. I'm sure if MAC
> released a database that natively supported pictures in reports, MS would
> wake the engineers and have them resolve it ASAP.
>
> "RobFMS" wrote:
>
>> Jim
>>
>> I had this newsgroup marked but I cannot find it now. I apologize to the
>> individual that deserves credit for this information. If I discover the
>> post/person, I will post additional information.
>>
>> Ammara (Digital Image Solutions)
>> http://www.ammara.com/
>>
>> Pictures in Access Forms & Reports - OLE Object Photo & Image Problems &
>> Solutions
>> http://www.ammara.com/articles/accesspictureole.html
>>
>>
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>> "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:B2B211EA-72BD-474A-B4CB-859E16C50055@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Even though Access XP could handle JPGs - the dominant form of
>> > pictures,
>> > Office 2003 with all the standard patches/service packs STILL
>> > doesn't!!!
>> >
>> > To get jpgs to show up properly in reports, you must have a copy of
>> > Office
>> > XP and install photo editor!!!! I have no idea how people without an
>> > OLDER
>> > copy of Office work with Access and pictures or if they just use a
>> > better
>> > database than Access 2003.
>> >
>> > Considering how much pictures are part of any good inventory program, I
>> > have
>> > no idea what MS was thinking or not thinking about when they threw out
>> > Access
>> > 2003.
>> >
>> > Furthermore Access needs to work on all the white space when developing
>> > a
>> > database with pictures. A database with a hundred SMALL jpg files
>> > becomes
>> > absurdly large.
>> >
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