How do you store graphics for a database?

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My database requires the user to mark an X on a 5 x 5 cube. I
programmatically save the cordinates and next time re-draw the cube with the
X in the correct place on other forms and reports.. However I am thinking
that I need to just create 25 bitmaps, (jpegs, etc) representing all of the
possible locations of the X and just pull the graphic onto the form, report,
etc.

My question is: these 25 graphics are about 1" square - what is the best way
to store them? Can you store the graphics in an Access 2003 table, or do
you have to reference them from a location - something I don't really want
to do. How do you store them in a table - what is the best format to
prevent degraded graphics, etc?

Thanks,
Mich
 
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.
 
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