>To All,
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>In the Click() of a command button I look at a memo field named image_file. If it points to a file I want to append general to a general field named photo, but linked rather than in the field
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>IF FILE(ALLTRIM(MYFILE.IMAGE_FILE))
> APPEND GENERAL PHOTO FROM (ALLTRIM(MYFILE.IMAGE_FILE)) LINK
> THISFORM.RefreshForm(.T.)
>ENDIF
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>On one machine it seems to work fine, and the picture, displays in the oleBound control with MYFILE.photo.
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>On another machine the picture displays correctly, but if I click() the button the display is replaced by a large JPG icon.
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>They both show a right mouse menu. If I select open or double click the image the one that works brings the picturre into paint. The other machine beings up ACDsee. I suppose it is the way I have the machine configuration set, but I don;t know how to fix it.
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You must have a program that will act as an OLE Server for the file extension type installed and registered to deal with that file extension on each machine; MS Paint isn't an option, but something like PaintShop Pro, CorelDraw, or even IE might be able to handle it.