>Hi all,
>Pictures in a general field are not practical.
>(Required size for 734 pics reaches 457,616,832 bytes for FPT).
>Querys create temp files exceeding avail. disk space, time stands still.
>
>The average size of the jpegs = 43,105.
>We need room for 30K pictures.
>
>Not to mention the random contamination that occurs when the FPT size exceeds 1 Gig in size.
>
>We will now use IEXPLORER (common on all workstations) to retrieve jpegs for viewing. (No VFP ownership of pictures)
>
>HOW Can I code my application to determine the path to IEXPLORE.EXE
>
>Your saying - why not let the windows association to jpg handle it.
>If I could say "Run
.jpg" - I'd agree.
>
>Open to suggestions, Thanx in advance.
>
>Ed B
Try using "START yourfile.jpg". That will load IE if it's what normally handles your JPG's.