When I link pictures in a form in a OLE object on my computer it will only link the filename(not a picture of the jpg file), but if I do it on my co-workers computer it links the picture. How can I make my computer link the picture & not just the name of the file?
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OLE-linking pictures
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The first check to make is to insure the [blue]graphic filters[/blue] are installed:
[ol][li]Find your way to [blue]Add/Remove Programs.[/blue][/li]
[li]Click you [blue]Office application[/blue] then the [blue]Add/Remove[/blue] button (if its Office don't worry . . . you'll be provided with options . . . I'm not sure about Access stand alone so check your manual).[/li]
[li]After a while you'll be presented with some options. Select [purple]Add or Remove Features[/purple].[/li]
[li]In the [blue]Converters & Filters[/blue] section make sure all filters are enabled, or [purple]Run From My Computer[/purple] is Selected. If there all already set you can close out.[/li][/ol]
Graphics in [blue]OLE Objects[/blue] require an associated [blue]Graphics Editor Application[/blue] in order to be displayed, if not you get an icon with name or similar to what you've posted.
Along with the above, the [purple]jpg[/purple] [blue]file association[/blue] has to be set proper as well. If you have a nice editor but the file association is say . . . linked to a viewer (read/view only), then its no show.
You can find out the association directly in the [blue]file associations dialog window[/blue] (usually obtained thru windows explorer), or by opening a [purple]jpg[/purple] in windows explorer and seeing which application opens.
So as a check:
[ol][blue][li]Graphic Filters have to be installed.[/li]
[li]A Graphics Editor Application exists.[/li]
[li]The File Association for [purple]jpg[/purple] has to be set for one of the applications above.[/li][/blue][/ol]
BTW . . . linked or embedded graphics will exponentially blow-up the size of a database, so you may be interested in the alternative solution for storing your graphics below:
How to Display Images in a Form or in a Report Without Storing the Images in a Table
[purple]Good Luck![/purple]
See Ya! . . . . . .
The first check to make is to insure the [blue]graphic filters[/blue] are installed:
[ol][li]Find your way to [blue]Add/Remove Programs.[/blue][/li]
[li]Click you [blue]Office application[/blue] then the [blue]Add/Remove[/blue] button (if its Office don't worry . . . you'll be provided with options . . . I'm not sure about Access stand alone so check your manual).[/li]
[li]After a while you'll be presented with some options. Select [purple]Add or Remove Features[/purple].[/li]
[li]In the [blue]Converters & Filters[/blue] section make sure all filters are enabled, or [purple]Run From My Computer[/purple] is Selected. If there all already set you can close out.[/li][/ol]
Graphics in [blue]OLE Objects[/blue] require an associated [blue]Graphics Editor Application[/blue] in order to be displayed, if not you get an icon with name or similar to what you've posted.
Along with the above, the [purple]jpg[/purple] [blue]file association[/blue] has to be set proper as well. If you have a nice editor but the file association is say . . . linked to a viewer (read/view only), then its no show.
You can find out the association directly in the [blue]file associations dialog window[/blue] (usually obtained thru windows explorer), or by opening a [purple]jpg[/purple] in windows explorer and seeing which application opens.
So as a check:
[ol][blue][li]Graphic Filters have to be installed.[/li]
[li]A Graphics Editor Application exists.[/li]
[li]The File Association for [purple]jpg[/purple] has to be set for one of the applications above.[/li][/blue][/ol]
BTW . . . linked or embedded graphics will exponentially blow-up the size of a database, so you may be interested in the alternative solution for storing your graphics below:
How to Display Images in a Form or in a Report Without Storing the Images in a Table
[purple]Good Luck![/purple]
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