Subject Re: images in a report From roy price <royprice@royprice.name> Date Sat, 3 Jul 2021 10:19:01 +1000 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2/07/2021 6:07 pm, Mervyn Bick wrote: > On 2021/07/02 04:18, roy price wrote: >> Hello again, >> Well I followed the advice regarding images, when creating a form, to >> just include a field with directory and filename on a table, instead >> of the image itself. >> That works well. >> >> I am now trying to find out how to include the same image from a >> directory on a report, as I cannot see any examples to follow, that >> might give me a clue as how to do it. >> >> (I have a report printout I created 20 years ago that has an image on >> it, but I can't now say if the image was from a table field or from a >> directory) > > If the image itself is stored in the table the field will appear in the > report designer's Field Palette as an image.  Simply drag the field on > to the report and adjust its size. > > With the filename, including its path, saved in a field it's a little > bit more complicated. > > Drag an image control from the Component Palette on to the form.  Size > the control to suit.  If the control loses focus it will seem to > disappear but if you click where it is suppose to be you will see it's > outline. > > In the Inspector select the image control's canRender event and click > the Spanner button.  This will create a skeleton event handler in the > sourcecode editor. Place the following code in the event handler. > > > function IMAGE1_canRender() >        this.dataSource = "FILENAME > "+form.your_query_name.rowset.fields['your_fieldname'].value >        return true > > As easy as that. :-) > > Mervyn. Thanks Mervyn, That works OK, ( I couldn't find an example to follow, anywhere ) Perhaps I should first ask my 9 yo granddaughter for advice :-) Regards Roy Price