>Hi All,
>
>I am trying to store a picture on a VFP Blob field, and then retrieve it into a form, or report.
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>For starters, on opening the blob field, the box is read-only. Could someone tell me how to fill in details of a picture, and how to retrieve it? Theres not much help on 'help' !
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Steve

You can store FileToStr("myImage.ext") in BLOB. ie:

REPLACE myimage WITH FILETOSTR('C:\myimages\myPhoto.jpg')

Retrieveing is as simple as myTable.myBLOB. ie: If you've an Image control:

thisform.myImageControl.PictureVal = myTable.myBLOB

Cetin