Adding Web Cam Images To Access

[Kevin]

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can add a web cam to an access database for
capturing jpg. photos? As a not-for-profit agency that supports people
with disabilities, we have to update their photos once a year. I am
looking for an easy way to update their photos by having a webcam
setup, view the live image on desktop and click a button that will
save the image back to the database and link up with their record?
Any software or ideas?
Thanks
Kevin

[Daven Thrice]

"Kevin" <kz*******@marcct.org> wrote in message
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Hi,

Does anyone know how I can add a web cam to an access database for
capturing jpg. photos? As a not-for-profit agency that supports people
with disabilities, we have to update their photos once a year. I am
looking for an easy way to update their photos by having a webcam
setup, view the live image on desktop and click a button that will
save the image back to the database and link up with their record?
Any software or ideas?
Thanks
Kevin

Don't store the pictures in the database. Save them to disk and save the
path to the pictures in the database. Have a picture control on the form.
Update the picture in the on-current event. Microsoft has a kb article on
this, I suggest you look it up.

As far as controlling the camera is concerned, you are probably stuck with
the sendkeys command.

good luck!

dt