help with images

Place all your pictures in a separate file. Add a text field named "Path" to
your table. Record in Path the full path to the appropriate picture for your
record. Add Path to the recordsource of your form. Add an image control
(from toolbox) to your form. Select the image control, open Properties and
set the Picture property to Path.

Steve



"djslewnu" <djslewnu.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> how do I get individual pictures to asosiate with records on a form. I
> want
> the picture of my record covers to show up within the form without
> clicking
> the attachment clip.I want it as a detail on my form with every different
> record and its picture.
>

I think that both Steve and Fred meant to write that you should place
each picture in its own separate file. ....

HTH
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-Larry-
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> how do I get individual pictures to asosiate with records on a form.
I want
> the picture of my record covers to show up within the form without
clicking
> the attachment clip.I want it as a detail on my form with every
different
> record and its picture.
>

"djslewnu" <djslewnu RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> how do I get individual pictures to asosiate with
> records on a form. I want the picture of my record
> covers to show up within the form without clicking
> the attachment clip. I want it as a detail on my form
> with every different record and its picture.

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.

And, Stephen has an ActiveX control available that works in cases where the
graphics filters are not available -- and works better, I've heard, than the
OLE Object and OLE Controls.

Please note that there are other approaches, e.g.,
Application.FollowHyperlink, but those, like OLE and Bound OLE Frames still
leave
you "at the mercy of the imaging software registered for the filetype".

Finally, Access 2007 has enhancements that, reputedly, eliminate the
database bloat long associated with OLE Objects and Bound OLE Frames. But,
it still leaves you relying on the software registered for the image type,
which may not be as "cooperative" as we'd like in creating our display. It
also has the capability of having a variable number of Attachments to a
Record, which may be helpful. But, as I have not done much with it yet, I
certainly wouldn't suggest you rush out and replace an earlier version --
until you have a copy incorporating, at least, the first Service Pack, or
have
the SP in hand and ready to apply as soon as you install Access 2007.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Office Access MVP