Charlie Coleman wrote:
Just as a quick aside (in case someone didn't mention this already). If you include the file in the project and compile, the path name becomes irrelevant. For example, I include the image files in the project (under Other files). When I compile to an .exe, the target machine does not need to have the same dir structure as my dev machine in order to load the image.
For smaller files, common across the application, that'll be fine and dandy. But what about custom graphics (e.g., in a vertical niche app where you customize the client's reports to have their logo in them)? I create reports with the client's name (e.g., "AcmeJobReport.frx", "ABCJobReport.frx") and then use meta-data to reference in my app. It'd be great for me if I could have just ONE report called Report.Frx that just had a placemarker for the logo (allbeit perhaps not always named the same) but I never invested the extra time to figure out how to do this in the Report Designer. Perhaps some kind soul could tell me? "Oh, it's easy....just do this: ..."
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