hyperlinks in access fields

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Brent

I am building an inventory database with xp access. I
want to include a hyperlink to an image stored on C
drive. When I use the insert dialog box and select the
file I need, the address bar selects ..."the last string
of file name". Because of this the hyperlink will not
work. Do you have any suggestions.
 
Brent said:
I am building an inventory database with xp access. I
want to include a hyperlink to an image stored on C
drive. When I use the insert dialog box and select the
file I need, the address bar selects ..."the last string
of file name". Because of this the hyperlink will not
work. Do you have any suggestions.
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I'm not sure what's going wrong there. I have no trouble inserting a
hyperlink to an image file. However, I find hyperlink fields cumbersome
to work with, so I prefer to use plain text fields to hold the name, or
the path and name, of the image file. Then I can use an unbound image
control to display it when I want, by setting the control's Picture
property to the file path, or if I want I can "follow" the path as a
hyperlink using the Application.FollowHyperlink method.
 
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