> >>>I have an ocx control that creates a map on a form. I can export the map > to a bitmap file. I then use the bmp in a report. The bmp is placed on the > report as a picture. > >>> > >>>Naturally, the map changes depending on the data. When the user clicks > the Print button on the form, I export the new map, replacing the old > bitmap with the new and then run the report. Unfortunately, the bitmap that > prints in the report never changed. > >>> > >>>Using VFP's excellent help system (insert derisive comments here), I did > manage to find the CLEAR RESOURCES statement. Supposedly, if I issue "CLEAR > RESOURCES mymap.bmp", it clears the cached image and allows it to reload. > However, this does not work. > >>> > >>>What can I do? > >>> > >>>TIA > >> > >>Gary, > >> > >>I assume that you're using a file reference as the source of the picture > on the report rather than a general field with the reference to the file. I > got exactly the same results using the file reference, but everything > updated OK from the field. > >> > >>If so, add a general field to the table and store the reference using > APPEND GENERAL. I don't know if this might cause some other problems, but > it's a start. > >> > >>HTH > >> > >>George > > > >I got this problem too and I agree with George: it never fails from Gen > field. Another option might be generating bmp files with unique names and > changing FRX Name field (for ObjCode=17) on fly. > > Thanx guys! I was afraid I'd have to go the general field route but one can > hope! You can always report from a cursor, at least for this one field. This way you would avoid memo bloat in the .DBF /Paul