Need to display JPEG Images in Forms and Reports - MS Access - from photo file folder

A couple of issues before going any further...

Access does not have a native jpeg viewer.
Therefore you must have a viewer installed on your pc with the relevant file associations set.

Also, standard Access will only allow you to view  one image at a time when it is fetched from an external source, no matter how many records you are displaying (all records show the same image at any time).  
If you want to show different images on different records in a continuous form then to do that you will need a third-party add-in.  You can try DBPix for that and it will also solve the first issue as well.

You can add an image control to your form or report and with code to set the path of the picture.

Something like below

Form:
Private Sub Form_Current()
foldername = me.folderpath
pic = me.toolname
Me.Image1.Picture = foldername & pic
End Sub

(Also don't forget to add an additional "/" inbetween path and file if the slash doesn't already exist in the foldername field.

Report:
Private Sub Detail_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
foldername = Me.FolderPath
pic = Me.ToolName
Me.Image1.Picture = foldername & "\" & pic
End Sub

Well, that explains a lot.  Glad I asked the question before I wasted more time.

You are correct that I want different images for each record on a continuous form.

Do you know if Access 2010 will allow me to do what I want without an add-in?  

I'm pretty sure it will.. You can do it with access 2007 so I would assume 2010, If you have a field with the full path name of the pictures.. You add an image control and set the control source of the image control to the field that contains the path to the picture.

Just FYI.

Even though the images are linked, some bloating will occur.
This is because Access must create a temp bitmap in order to display the image.

So be sure to run the compact/repair utility on a regular basis...

I've tried a few variations, including hard-coding the jpg picture path and name but when I open the form I get a dialog box that says Access can't open the file.

Run-time error '2220':
Microsoft Office Access can't open the file '...drill.jpg'.

Private Sub Form_Current()
Dim strFolderName
Dim strPic
   
strFolderName = Me.PhotoPath
strPic = Me.Photo_Name
'Me.Image53.Picture = (I put path here)/drill.jpeg
Me.Image53.Picture = strFolderName & strPic & ".jpg*"

End Sub

<Access does not have a native jpeg viewer.>  Beg to differ.  Set the Current event of an Image on a form with hyperlinks to a folder/file as follows:

Private Sub Form_Current()
  Me!imgRTWPics.Picture = HyperlinkPart(Me!MyHyperlink, acAddress)
End Sub

Here is what I use.

See if it works in your environment.
If it does not, then perhaps this is a file association issue.
Access-BasicLinkFormReportImages.mdb

GrayL: I got the Jpegs to work on a form.  Thanks. Using hyperlinks fits into my application very well.

I also have a need to have them on a report.  Do you have a way to do that also?

shaydie:  I just could not get that script to work for me.  The hyperlink solution that GrayL offered is best for me, since I already created hyperlinks from database fields.

boag2000: Sorry I could not get your mdb to open.  I wish security programs would stop treating Access macros and VBAs as malignant viruses.

This was a perfect solution for me since I already have the hyperlinks or each record.  The script was very minimal also which is wonderful. Thanks a lot.

<boag2000: Sorry I could not get your mdb to open. >
No worries.

As long as you have a solution, I'm happy.

Jeff

Thanks a lot, glad to help.