Why you not use a starndart VFP Image Control to show pictures?
Also lcPicture is LOCAL variable, it is out of scope within Init Event of the olePict1. try:
THISFORM.AddObject("olePict1","olePict",ALLTRIM(v_pic.pictname))
THISFORM.olePict1.Visible = .t.
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