Hi Steven,
Sorry about the late reply - I've been away on contract (yea, I'm one of those!).
Thanks for your suggestions.
The story so far!
All my associations re: piccies in general got screwed up when I loaded some piccy trialware (I should have known better - I know), but I corrected the reg-keys.
The outcome is that on forms, ole objects resolve properly but ole-objects on reports show up as an icon.
At least the error has disappeared.
It's a shame really because the reports looked very good and user-friendly, reflecting the form, where I have provided the option for a full picture or a thumbnail.
If you have any more ideas, I'd be glad to hear from you.
What is Glasgow like? I've heard that it is culturally quite rich and I really fancy visiting the city and surrounding country.
Kind regards
Andrew