simple way to link an image to a table entry

[geepeetee]

Hi
My daughter is creating a db for some homework (age 13) is there an easy way
to link a photo so it shows with the form entry or datasheet.

thanks
Gary

[Larry Linson]

"geepeetee" <ga********@hotmailnospam.com> wrote

My daughter is creating a db for
some homework (age 13) is there
an easy way to link a photo so it
shows with the form entry or datasheet.

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
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.

Some (but not great) understanding of VBA will be required to follow these.
On the other hand, you are free to use as much or as little of the examples
as you like. I have no suggestion for "datasheet" showing of pictures.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP