images in forms from URLs

[Anomoeoneis]

Hi

I have a form that takes a file name from a query and loads that image into a unbound object frame, changing images when a a different record is viewed.

This worked fine when the file was on the disk with this code

Private Sub Form_Current() 'Detail_Click()
 Dim imgFile
 imgFile = "E:\molten\images\" & Me.fileName
 diaImg.SourceDoc = imgFile
 diaImg.Action = acOLECreateLink
 diaImg.UpdateOptions = acOLEUpdateManual
 diaImg.Action = acOLEUpdate
End Sub

I now want to use images of the web instead, I tried setting
imgFile= "

http://Craticula.ncl.ac.uk:8000/images/"

& Me.fileName
but get an error from diaImg.SourceDoc = imgFile

I am using Access97. Can anybody help.

Richard

 

[scking]

I haven't done this before so this is not confirmed. You may try to use a hyperlink variable and build it from string parts. I know the hyp is a hyperlink object and the developer can use the properties and methods of the hyperlink.

Dim hyp As Hyperlink
Set hyp = New Hyperlink
hyp.Address = "http:\\

http://www.microsoft.com"

diaImg = Hyp.Address




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