>>>>>VFP 8 to VFP 9 upgrade
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a program which uses the GETPICT command to get pictures to show list of graphics files in a folder. It is suppose to link to the file using APPEND GENERAL ... LINK. The only time I see a picture is when the file has an extension of BMP. The user would also like to see the contents of other graphic files. For example if they choose a file with an extension of jpg instead of a picture the get filename.jpg. The commands the program are using are
>>>>>

>>>>>lcPictureFile = GETPICT('','','Select Picture')
>>>>>

and

>>>>>Append General picture From (lcPictureFile) Link
>>>>><pre>It also has the command<pre>
>>>>>Append General picture From (lcPictureFile) Link
>>>>>

>>>>>I do not understand what picture does since it is not in the help file.
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there a way of doing what the user wants?
>>>>
>>>>It seems that 'picture' is the name of your general field. I think that keeping files separately, if you can, will work better.
>>>
>>>I found that "picture" is the name of the general field in the table. How would I keep the files separate? FWIW the following commands
>>>

>>>This.Parent.cmdNoPicture.Visible = .T.	
>>>This.Parent.edbPictureFile.Value = lcPictureFile
>>>This.Parent.edbPictureFile.Refresh()
>>>

>>>How do I find out what the refer to?
>>
>>You could keep file name, make sure it is unique, in the table, and use Image or some fancy Active-X control to show the file.
>
>I thought that the GETPICK command would keep the file names unique. The worst that should happen is that the same file get relinked. My problem is how do I display non-BMP files such as JPEG or TIFF files.
>
>I assume the reason the program is using the link parameter is to save space.

Image control should show your files with no problem.