Hi,

I want to display a bitmap image on VFP report dynamically. Basically, I want to print a Certificate Report wherein I can change the certified by portion. Each certified by professional has its own image / digital signature that I want to be printed on the report.

What I initially did is to dynamically build the image file by creating a procedure like the one below

PROCEDURE getimage(lpFileName, lpMemoBinFld)
LOCAL lcTemp as String
lcTemp = ADDBS(SYS(2023)) + "JPGTEMP\"
IF !DIRECTORY(lcTemp)
MD (lcTemp)
ENDIF
SET SAFETY OFF
STRTOFILE(lpMemoBinFld, lcTemp + lpFileName)
SET SAFETY ON
RETURN lcTemp + lpFileName

this procedure will automatically create c:\temp\jpgtemp\signature1.bmp.

In the frx, I put an ole control and assigned the following
Control Source Type = Expression or Variable name
Control Source = getimage('signature1.bmp',curProfessionals.signature)

curProfessionals.signature = a memo field that contains the filetostr() value of the image.

after previewing the report, I make sure that the temporary file is deleted by executing the following code.
ERASE ADDBS(SYS(2023)) + "JPGTEMP\*.bmp"
RD ADDBS(SYS(2023)) + "JPGTEMP"

The file is being created and deleted dynamically. The only problem is that if I chage the certified by portion the image in the hard disk is also changed dynamically but the report preview still display's the old image.
If I exit the system and preview the report again, the correct image is displayed.

How can I refresh the buffer of the report so that It will display the current image based on the disk.

Please help. Thanks in advance...