Hi Jonathan,
thanks for commenting! It seems to be a mess. I could imagine using your method for a single image on a form with a refresh for every record - but certainly not for a picture in a grid with a different picture in every row!
I sincerely hope that the PictureVal property is not useless in Windows 7!
Best regards
Eugen
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