I do not recommend to store images (whatever format is) in tables because obvious memory reasons, but an alternative instead general fields (worst election) is memo fields which is more convenient than general.
i.e.

Adding:

select table1
append blank
replace name_id with "Image1"
APPEND MEMO table1.img from "Path_FileName" overwrite

Showing:

*** Change file extension for BMP or GIF
lcFile = SYS(2023)+"\"+Sys(3)+".JPG" 
Copy Memo table1.Img to (m.lcFile)
thisform.Image1.Picture = m.lcFile

>Is there a way in VFP to store a bmp file inside a VFP database? I would like to do this like can be done in Access.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>
>Alan Wyne
>IS Manager
>Rollpak Corp