Robert Jennings wrote: > Paul, > > Sorry about that, I think I may have come across a bit sharp. > Not to worry, Robert, by the time I had finished saying "OUCH" the pain was over <g> > Don't your users frustrate the hell out of you by doing thing with your > app you wouldn't have thought about because it was so far off the path > you thought no-one would possibly be so daft as to try it? > > Obviously they don't mind paying $'s/Min to transfer data over a > satlink. Surely they would have thought about the consequences of their > actions first as there would be a financial penalty, but no! > > Believe my, my first part of call was to ask them if they could make it > smaller. A flat "NO" was the response! lol > > > Robert > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Paul Newton > Posted At: 10 April 2007 16:25 > Posted To: Profox Archive > Conversation: [NF] - Compressing Images in Word Docs > Subject: Re: [NF] - Compressing Images in Word Docs > > > Robert Jennings wrote: > >> That's not the point. >> > Robert > > Maybe it's not your point but it was mine ! I was merely trying to > think, like yourself, laterally. After all, surely it would be better > (if possible, and with the user's consent/cooperation/education) to > start off with a smaller file rather than try to reduce the file size at > a later stage. > > Note to self: Stick to the point when replying to RJ > > Paul > > >> Knowing them they took a picture then copied and pasted it into word >> and didn't give a thought to file sizes. Users expect Magic at all >> times!! I swear they look at the computer and expect data to flow from >> > > >> their brains and into the database without touching a thing! >> >> All I'm asking, is there a programmatic way of running the "Word Image >> > > >> Compression utility." I could then issue commands to do this as part >> of the routine for importing the word document, thus making sure my >> table get updated with the smallest word file possible. >> >> >> Robert >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Paul Newton >> Posted At: 10 April 2007 13:42 >> Posted To: Profox Archive >> Conversation: [NF] - Compressing Images in Word Docs >> Subject: Re: [NF] - Compressing Images in Word Docs >> >> >> Robert Jennings wrote: >> >> >>> Hi >>> >>> A Tuesday teaser. >>> >>> I've got a document management utility and a client wanted to store a >>> > > >>> 63MB file in it. I was using filetostr and strtofile but I hit the >>> 16MB variable limit. >>> >>> After looking at the help (a great resource) I'm now using Append >>> Memo >>> >>> >> >> >>> and Copy to >>> >>> A bit of lateral thinking on my part thought, how can I get the Word >>> file smaller? It contained lots of images and I found the Resize >>> (compress) facility to make all the images smaller in the Document. >>> >>> >>> >> What format are the images ? Would it be possible to have the word >> docs use a more economical image format (say PNG or JPG instead of >> > BMP) ? > >> [excessive quoting removed by server]
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