KDJ said:
I have set up a database that contains an OLE
object field for pictures that are linked to a bound
object frame in a report. The pictures display on the
computer, but will not print out. I also have a yes/no
data type field that does the same. What can I do
to get this these items to print?
When you use OLE Objects and Bound Object Frames, you put yourself at the
mercy of whatever software is registered for that image file type on the
particular user's machine. The sample imaging databases at
http://accdevel.tripod.com illustrate three approaches to handling images in
Access, and the download includes an article discussing considerations in
choosing an approach. Two of the approaches do not use OLE Objects and,
thus, avoid the database bloat, and some other problems, associated with
images in OLE Objects.
If you are printing the images in reports, to avoid memory leakage, you
should also see MVP Stephen Lebans'
http://www.lebans.com/printfailures.htm.
PrintFailure.zip is an Access97 MDB containing a report that fails during
the Access formatting process prior to being spooled to the Printer Driver.
This MDB also contains code showing how to convert the contents of the Image
control to a Bitmap file prior to printing. This helps alleviate the "Out of
Memory" error that can popup when printing image intensive reports.
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
