Can you copy out the general field contents back to jpg's for all your records? I ask because there are many reasons why I wouldn't want the image feeds to be physically part of the db. Add a field to contain the full path to the jpg and populate it programmaticly.
On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Gary Jeurink <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the ole object tied to a general file in the plant database using > record source. How do I point the object at a path to the jpg instead. I am > using fox pro 6, will I need to upgrade to display jpg. > > Gary Jeurink > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lew Schwartz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 2:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: old question revisited > > The image control should do what you want. You'd create a form + > control for each image and display them however you want. As for > different organizational schemes ( by season, by size, etc ...) this > would be pretty much the same as any report except that the final > output would be a grid of selected images instead of a report page. > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Gary Jeurink <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have made a garden database of 500+ plants storing 1 photo of each in a >> general field. (yes I know this is bad). I also have taken 10 years of >> garden photo's and labeled them by year/month/plant/size. >> '2011-05-jackfrost01sm.jpg'. I know how to make a table to index the > photos >> but then what's the best way to display them. Eventually I want to be able >> to do slide shows by month / year / specific plant and on and on. I'll > just >> store the path/filename, date, plant-id in the index and then how do I >> display the photo? also can I do a grid of thumbnails? >> >> >> >> Gary Jeurink >> >> >> >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >> multipart/alternative >> text/plain (text body -- kept) >> text/html >> --- >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
