>>>>>>>Is it possibe to print JPG or GIF graphs on a report?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Generally speaking yes, if you use one of Imaging OCXs.
>>>>
>>>>It's possible, but will require using of Win32Api print functions. I
>>>is it true as dana said that only in next version of vfp will there be support
>>>for .gif or .jpg images?
>>>
>>>my problem is also like that, i would like to place .jpg or .gif on a form and
>>>users can click next or back... since there will be a database of images.
>>
>>I have heard that VFP6 will support JPG/GIF (you can find appropriate article
>in 'News' section), but let's wait to next May to see it. So far, you could use
>one of multiple image OCXs controls within VFP app.
>
>thank you ed,
>
>as soon as i got your reply i started expanding docs i got from ms about activex.
>...seems like i do have to launch an external viewer. or as my dev(il) partner
>here said, go to c code for graphics handling and from my intuition, develop vfp
>api's. seems like a one-year job. will have to use external viewers then... *sigh*
>how many client machines...1,2,3,4,5,...
>
>thanks.

It's probably some misunderstanding... When you use ready third-party OCX, development is quick and done the same way as any other VFP project.