i'm trying to upload a ole object field into
my access database but the only
thing i get is a icon that shows- even when
i don't select the show icon
field. what gives?
When you use OLE Object and Bound OLE Frames, you put yourself at the mercy
of whatever software is registered to process the image file type on the
computer on which you are running. That can be a different image processing
program on each user's computer, and they differ in capability.
more to point: i am creating a database of
pictures in access and i want to display the
picture along with some fields on what the
picture is about. it's not working. help...
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.
While you are at Stephen's site, take a look at his examples, controls, and
classes for displaying images. You may find they fit your needs better than
an Access Image or OLE Control.
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
