Thanks so much for your assistance
Steve
"Stephen Lebans" <ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdotcom@linvalid.com>
wrote in message news:1STjc.31564$Np3.1122467@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...[color=blue]
> Technically MS Photo Editor has nothing to do with this issue. The
> Office Graphics Filters are not installed with the Runtime only
> environment. If the user has one of the other major Office elements
> installed then it is not an issue.
> For those case where the Runtime does not have access to the properly
> installed and registered Office graphics filters then you can use:
>
http://www.lebans.com/loadjpeggif.htm
> NEW - April 05 2003 Ver 5.0 Developed to allow Access RunTime
> installations to display Jpeg files in a standard Image Control.
> Provides functionality to load JPG,GIF,BMP,EMF,WMF,CUR and ICO files on
> systems without the Office Graphics Filters loaded.
> Originally developed for Systems with Access Runtime only. Supports
> transparency in Transparent Gifs. Allows you to resize Images on
> Forms/Reports at runtime with no loss of Image quality.
> --
>
> HTH
> Stephen Lebans
>
http://www.lebans.com
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> Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
>
>
> "Steve" <stevej@ufrmsa1.uniforum.org.za> wrote in message
> news:c6oms5$le3$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...[color=green]
> > Can anyone please advise me on the following :
> >
> > I am developing an access 2002 app that shows a customers picture, the
> > picture is stored on the hard drive not in a table.
> > I use the following code to change the image obj.picture=filename.
> >
> > I have no problem if the machine on which I run the app has Microsoft[/color]
> Photo[color=green]
> > Editor loaded, but as I am deploying the
> > app with access runtime, therefore the client's will not all have a
> > Microsoft Photo Editor license.
> >
> > If the app is run on a machine I get an error that says the file is[/color]
> either[color=green]
> > in a non recognizable format and I should
> > convert it to bmp or gif format - WHY ???
> >
> > TIA
> > steve
> >
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