>thanks Sergey for your help ..i used Append General this time along with
>getpict()..it did insert the jpg file in the table but doesnt show up in the form ..wht is see in the form is the icon of that particular file ...well wht i need is the content ...the usually way of inseting a picture in the dtabase is using the insert object form the main menu in the editor...is there any other way thru which i can insert pictures interactively during Form run mode??

Sorry, I don't understand your question.