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Crystal image Object type?

So I am starting to program some reports in Crystal. We just recently got a new company logo. I went into the folder and replaced the old company logo with the new one and named it the same thing so it would update all the other reports linked to that image. Apparently this computer I am using has a really old version of Corel-paint 5.0 on it which someone must have used to make the original logo. Now this new logo is trying to open in the old corel program but since the program is so old the image wont open and all I get is a black box with the world corel in it on the report. When I right click the black box image in Crystal it says the object type is corel photo paint 5. Is there any way I can change the object type so that the image wont try to open in this old program? I tried right clicking the image and saying only open with GIMP but same thing keeps happening.  If I uninstall the old program would that make it try to open with something else? Every other computer can see the new logo I have put in the reports it is just me that cant because of this corel program.
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I tried that it still tries to open with corel for some reason. It says current type corel-paint 5.0.
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I assume after changing the type you deleted the image and replaced it?

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Ok deleting the image and replacing it worked but how do I make the new image an image that will get updated automatically if I ever have to change the logo again?  I have a ton of reports and would hate to have to manually change the mage every time it changes.
Images have a format property you can set to retrieve the image from a known location

Right click the image
Click FORMAT IMAGE
Click the 2nd tab
Click the formula button to the right of GRAPHIC
Enter the full path to the image

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Thanks!
There is a tool that can make the initial change

Here is a list

http://kenhamady.com/productlinks/default.html#doc

I believe RTAG has a free trial
http://www.r-tag.com/Pages/ReportManager.aspx
http://www.r-tag.com/Pages/Downloads.aspx

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