Darren Norris wrote:
Thanks Tom,
Any idea how I can get at the VBA without Access? That's where I am
stuck - I thought as I can't open the Access file I can't get at the
VBA? Is there another way around this?
Thanks,
Darren
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Darren:
One thing that I did not notice before, was that in their FAQ they state
it is not open source. I am not familiar enough with GPLv3 to reconcile
this statement. Someone else may be able to clarify this. It may be to
allow a user to tweak the database to their own needs and not run afoul
of copyright. So acquiring the code base alone may not be an option.
They do have contacts to address questions concerning this.
TomW
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:54:49 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [dba-users] creating an apication to handle images......
Darren Norris wrote:
> Dear all,
> First - this may be more appropriate for the general OO user help
forum but as Drew has already dealt with similar issues I wanted to post
here first....and sorry for such a long email but here goes:
>
> I work surveying mammals with "camera traps" which take photos of
variety of species of animals. I have a few thousand photos which can be
up to 1.5 MB each.
> I would like to be able to "develop" (for me this means more adapt
what has already been achieved by far cleverer people) an "application"
(for me something where I can click a few buttons on a nice GUI and
maybe share with friends) which enables me to manage these images.
>
> Specifically:
> 1) use base to store photo metadata such as image size, when taken,
where taken, species recorded, plus location where photo is stored on
the server (reality my laptop so nothing clever needed here but would
like to leave door open for future developments online access etc) -
from some fairly hasty google searches it seems best to not store the
image but rather the file location for the image (I use windows vista
please don't hold it against me). Q1 - is storing the file location
possible in Base?
>
> 2) Create forms to make entering the data "easy" - Q2 = how do I
tell a Base form field is a file location for an image?
> I will want to be able to use this field to produce a report with
the pretty pictures (I have OO 3.0.0, with sun report builder 1.0.5 - so
think I can handle this from Drews' earlier postings - see below)
>
> 3) Be able to compare photos side by side and update the Base
metadata. E.g. I want to be able to compare photos of different jaguars
to see if they are the same or not. So I would need to be able to see 2
photos side by side and have some sort of form entry capability so I
update the Base field with a code which identifies the individuals. Q3 -
how simple is it to combine functionality of Base and draw /impress (not
really sure which is best suited or might need parts of both)?
> As I would like to be able to zoom into the photos, scroll up and
down, scroll to the next field (windows should be independent) , adjust
contrast, update fields without switching between applications etc
>
> 4) Q4 - How do I wrap all this in a user friendly frontend / GUI?
This is last on my list as if you can help me to manage the first 3
points I can then worry about this.
>
> A very similar application has been produced with Access and VBA
(www.atrium-biodiversity.org/tools/camerabase) but I want something that
is opensource and freely available (I don't have Access so it doesn't
work for me and I don't think I can get at the VBA).
>
> Many thanks for any suggestions and guidance. I have no Java /
Python / PHP experience (but some experience with SQL and stored
procedures) but I think all this is possible? but really need tips,
links to useful references, and if at all possible a helping hand to get
started and guide me through.
> Many thanks,
> Darren
>
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An interesting application. "Camera Base is licensed under the GNU
General Public License version 3". The VBA is not protected because of
this. It utilizes several other open source software programs. It has
clean user interface, nothing fancy, but well done for usability. Code
appears to be quite readable for the non "hardcore naming coders". Most
of the code could probably be ported to StarBasic/OOo without too much
effort. Whether Base could provide all the functionality, I do not
know; I have not worked that much it Base. I use Access97 at work, but
code is not one of my strengths.
TomW
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