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dsigner1
07-26-2008, 12:46 AM
If there is a Companies table, holding fairly standard data about companies (date of formation, turnover, employees, etc) then what is the best way to include a field to store the logo so that it can appear in reports either as a thumbnail or as a medium size image such as would appear on a letterhead?
I have searched the forum but there does not seem to be much discussion of graphics in Access. Can any one help clarify this area please.

stopher
07-26-2008, 01:48 AM
You can store images in the database but this makes the size of your database disproportionately large. So instead you store your images in a folder of your choosing. Then in your table you just store the path/filename of the image as text.

You can then use this link text to use images in reports and forms. Here's (http://www.databasedev.co.uk/bound_image_report.html) a link that explains how to do it.

hth
Chris