a lot of thumbnails on a form

[raindrop3]

HELP! I have a problem. I'am designing a application to store images. These images are stored on a server. A user had to type some criteria in the acces application and the application had to give the results images on a form. Because the user had to pic out a picture, on the form must be a thumbnail of all of these images. How can I 'tell' the application how much thumbnails he must show. E.G. there are maybe 500 images. They can't be shown on 1 form. Perhaps 10 a time of something like that?
The thumbnails must appear on the form. How can I do that.

I know it sounds complex, but I think it isn't. Maybe some of you can help me with this problem.

For more information, you can mail me.

Thanks.

Albert

 

[pcs]

what happens next after your user selects an image?

i suspect you should not attempt this in access without some 3rd party add-ins (activeX, or whatever)

hth,
al

 

[raindrop3]

The main question is: how can I show an image on a form, as a result of an search action. The user select some criteria, e.g. a date. Then the application must show all pictures of these date. The user must be able to print and te enlarge the picture or view it in an external viewer. (Microsoft Photo editor)

The images/pictures are stored in a directory on the server.

I hope you can help me.

Greetings,

Albert

 

[pcs]

think you may be re-inventing the wheel...

there a lots of thumbnail viewers out there.

here are some that use access as the db: http://www.informatik.com/docuthek.html
http://www.cerious.com/faq/pcq.htm
http://www.cywarp.com/CyPics.asp


do a search like:
+ms +access +thumbnail +viewer
to find more...

if you are trying to display 500 thumbnails, you will find access way too slow. acess is just not a graphics program.

hth,
al



[This message has been edited by pcs (edited 09-07-2001).]