Displaying External Images in Access 2003 (MS KBA 285820)

[Rolf]

I have tried to follow the instruction in MS Knowledgebase article 285820;
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;285820&Product=acc2003

However, I am a bit confused and can not get it to work... :-(

1. In "Using the Custom Function in a Form"
Image Control
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Name: ImageFrame
Picture: "C:\Windows\Zapotec.bmp"

What type of Image Control am I supposed to use, a "Bound Object Frame"?

If so, I do not understand where and how I would enter the Picture (
"C:\Windows\Zapotec.bmp"). Isn't the link supposed to be read from the field
in the Table ( Table: tblImage, Field Name: txtImageName, Data Type: Text)?

2. The Module (Module1) specifies a Function "DisplayImage". I assume that
this one is somehow called when the image is diplayed in the Form. However,
nothing in the article explains how and when this function is called to
display the image.

Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Alex Dybenko]

1. Image Control - this is a control called Image. just look carefuly at
toolbox and you will find it
2. in section Using the Custom Function in a Form of article it explains how
to use this function

 

[Rolf]

Thanks Alex. When I used the Image box instead it worked fine.
Still do not understand how the Macro is called though. Somehow it
just magically works .