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Accesss 2003 - photos used in a database
The best way is to leave the pictures on the hard drive an only store the
path to them in a table. Then you can load the picture at run-time into a form or report. On my website (www.rogersaccesslibrary.com), is a small Access database sample called "Pictures.mdb" which illustrates how to do this. -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "FrankSpokane" wrote in message ... I am designing an mdb for a real estate firm and they want to be able to put pictures of their property in the individual database record along with the listing information. How do I best do this, and how do I get the pictures from their camera into access? Then, can Access be the source file to then create other realated documents in Publisher and Powerpoint and Excel and Word ? High Hopes |
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Accesss 2003 - photos used in a database
Thanks Roger. I'll do that right away.
Is there no way to have the actual pictures display in real time in the Access record? I created an OLE Object field, and was able to insert a picture in that, but when you view the access record this field shows up as a white box with just the filename of the graphic displaying (property1.jpg) and you have to double click on this field - and then windows picture manager than displays the actual picture. What are the pros/cons of doing it this way compared to your way? Thanks "Roger Carlson" wrote: The best way is to leave the pictures on the hard drive an only store the path to them in a table. Then you can load the picture at run-time into a form or report. On my website (www.rogersaccesslibrary.com), is a small Access database sample called "Pictures.mdb" which illustrates how to do this. -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "FrankSpokane" wrote in message ... I am designing an mdb for a real estate firm and they want to be able to put pictures of their property in the individual database record along with the listing information. How do I best do this, and how do I get the pictures from their camera into access? Then, can Access be the source file to then create other realated documents in Publisher and Powerpoint and Excel and Word ? High Hopes |
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Accesss 2003 - photos used in a database
The only real positive thing I can think of for storing the OLE object in
the database itself is that they are all stored in the same physical file (mdb). On the minus side: 1) OLE objects, like Memo fields, are less stable and are suseptible to corruption, 2) they cause your database to grow very large very quickly, and 3) as a result, cause your database to become very slow. I can't think of a single post on any newsgroup or forum I've been on that recommended storing pictures in the database itself. -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "FrankSpokane" wrote in message ... Thanks Roger. I'll do that right away. Is there no way to have the actual pictures display in real time in the Access record? I created an OLE Object field, and was able to insert a picture in that, but when you view the access record this field shows up as a white box with just the filename of the graphic displaying (property1.jpg) and you have to double click on this field - and then windows picture manager than displays the actual picture. What are the pros/cons of doing it this way compared to your way? Thanks "Roger Carlson" wrote: The best way is to leave the pictures on the hard drive an only store the path to them in a table. Then you can load the picture at run-time into a form or report. On my website (www.rogersaccesslibrary.com), is a small Access database sample called "Pictures.mdb" which illustrates how to do this. -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "FrankSpokane" wrote in message ... I am designing an mdb for a real estate firm and they want to be able to put pictures of their property in the individual database record along with the listing information. How do I best do this, and how do I get the pictures from their camera into access? Then, can Access be the source file to then create other realated documents in Publisher and Powerpoint and Excel and Word ? High Hopes |
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