>>>To All,
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>IF FILE(ALLTRIM(MYFILE.IMAGE_FILE))
>>> APPEND GENERAL PHOTO FROM (ALLTRIM(MYFILE.IMAGE_FILE)) LINK
>>> THISFORM.RefreshForm(.T.)
>>>ENDIF
>>>
>>>On one machine it seems to work fine, and the picture, displays in the oleBound control with MYFILE.photo.
>>>
>>>On another machine the picture displays correctly, but if I click() the button the display is replaced by a large JPG icon.
>>>
>>>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 brings up ACDsee. I suppose it is the way I have the machine configuration set, but I don;t know how to fix it.
>>>
>>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.
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>Ed,
>
>Thank you for the reply. I thought that VFP could display the .jpg all by itself. I don't need to edit it, I just noticed that difference in the right menu verb response.
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>If I recopy the table from machine A, where a record displays correctly, and the click will link the picture to a different file, to machine B where it does not display correctly, the new copy displays correctly, until I click the button as described above.
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>I will check the work machine, (A) tomorrow to see who is in charge of .JPG
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Al Allison

I have IE and PhotoShop installed, wich handles jpg (a double click on a JPG will launch PhotoShop), but I also see only the icon in the edit and the frx (I'm also using a general field with append general). It doesn't seem to be enough to have the OLE server installed and registered...any ideas?
Thanks