Why won't OLE work ?

[jerry gentry]

i cant insert images into database records.

i am using access-97 on a windows-98 computer (not on a
network).

following the instructions in a (how-to-use-access)
book .. i created a new database .. and included a table
element (photo) .. data-type = ole-object.

when i try to insert an image into a form record (or table
record) .. i get an error 2753.

a problem occurred while access was communicating with the
ole server.

i did a total install of office-97 .. except for binders
and outlook.

i searched the microsoft knowledge base and tried the fix
suggested in article 180313 (a related problem) .. but it
did not solve the problem.

any suggestions ?

jerry gentry
springfield, mo
417-887-6333

JerryPub @ aol.com

 

[Larry Linson]

You could download the sample database that illustrates using OLE Objects
and two other methods of handling images in Access from
http://accdevel.tripod.com (one of the versions is for Access 97) and see if
it has the same problem. If not, take a look at the code for similar
functionality in the sample; if it does, then you'll know the problem's not
in your Access, but somewhere else in the process.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Jerry Gentry]

Larry .. thanks for the reply.

I followed your suggestions .. on a different Win-98
machine .. and got the same error message.

Does the .jpg image have to be first saved as an OLE
object .. if so, how ?

Any other suggestions ?

Jerry Gentry
Springfield, Mo.
417-887-6333
JerryPub41 @ aol.com