Linda,

I'm assuming your using VFP6 or later.

My suggestion is to store the names of the .JPG files in a character field of a table. There are disadvantages to using general fields for storing images...such as table bloat, and the inability to extract the .JPG file back out of the general field easily.

For forms, simply use the picture control to display each image. FAQ #7862 outlines how to show .JPG images on reports.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

>Hello,
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>I am using photographs in a database for the first time. Ideally, I would like to save jpg images, or references to jpg images in a table. In either case, I would like that image to show up on a form, and refresh as I browse through the table.
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>What is the best way to handle this? Using the actually image in a General field as an OLE object, or simply saving a reference to the file in a field, and then somehow getting that image file to appear and refresh on the form.
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>Please note that my goal is to save the photographic image as field item in a table, i.e., I am not using pictures or BMP files that get reused in a form such as the pictures you see on buttons.
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>Thanx,
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>Linda Swift