"dirk nerlich" wrote
I want too create a picture database.
How can I link a picture(tiff, JPG) on
one datafield? If I use ole objekt I only
see the filename but not the picture.
Further I will give some information
about the picture in some fields. How
can I save the information I want in
the picture with xmp?
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.
Stephen also has a control for displaying images, I believe, if you cannot
for some reason (e.g., no graphics filters) use the Image control.
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
