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    #1

    Image Selector Help.

    Hi Guys,

    Please see attached mini sample app.

    I will have a selection of images in the library, I would like the user to be able to click a radio button to choose which image they want to store in the record. The selected image will then be used in reports.

    As I dont want to bloat the table, I will only want to store the file ref.

    What is the best way to do this?

    All help greatfully received.
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!
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    #2
    Re: Image Selector Help.

    Keith,

    I'm confused. You have an image file reference field at the top of the form. You have two images next to the radio button.

    I would like the user to be able to click a radio button to choose which image they want to store in the record.
    Choose between which of the three images?
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Image Selector Help.

      Hi Stan,

      Thanks for getting back to me on this.

      Your confused, so am I. I was hoping to start off simple and go from there.

      The idea is that the user will have a choice of one image from each of a different category. Lets say there will be 5 images in each category. All the images will be displayed on the form but are not in the record. I would like the user to be able to click a radio button in each category and that will save to the record, the image reference.

      I will then be able to use that reference to display the image in a report. Well thats the idea.
      Regards
      Keith Hubert
      Alpha Guild Member
      London.
      KHDB Management Systems
      Skype = keith.hubert


      For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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        #4
        Re: Image Selector Help.

        All the images will be displayed on the form but are not in the record.
        Won't all five image file references have to be already stored in the record in order for them to appear on the form?
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Image Selector Help.

          Hi Stan,

          Won't all five image file references have to be already stored in the record in order for them to appear on the form?
          No. I will be setting those images as part of the layout design.

          They will only be there so the users know what image they will be selecting and will be used on the report.
          Regards
          Keith Hubert
          Alpha Guild Member
          London.
          KHDB Management Systems
          Skype = keith.hubert


          For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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            #6
            Re: Image Selector Help.

            Becoming clearer, but....

            Your images on the form are bitmaps from the <addin> library. As such they are not available to be referenced in an image file reference field. I suppose it is possible to

            capture the choice via the radio button
            read the bitmap from the library
            create a bitmap (or other type) file from the library bitmap
            save that bitmap somewhere
            change the image file reference field to use the new file

            Seems like a lot of work.
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: Image Selector Help.

              Hi Stan,

              The images on the form are there only as an image. They will be added to the form as any other image. I only put those images into the sample app to keep it small.

              The data behind the radio button is what will be key issue.

              What I have done is create a table with all the images needed (see attached). So what I'm thinking now is have a value saved in the table from the radio button choices. This value can then be used in a lookup calculated field on the report.

              How does that sound? Is it do-able like that, or would you have a better recommendation?
              Regards
              Keith Hubert
              Alpha Guild Member
              London.
              KHDB Management Systems
              Skype = keith.hubert


              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                #8
                Re: Image Selector Help.

                Keith,
                I don't know if this will help, but we keep images of employees and clients in separate folders on our server. Each is uniquely identified with either an employee number(employees) or a case number(clients). They are stored as .jpg files in hidden folders. When requested, we just use the employee number or case number to do a bitmap load onto the form where we want to see the person. We create employee/client ID cards in this manner. We have some code in the on_printinit event to drop the .jpg onto the report

                Code:
                'Date Created: 15-Mar-2005 04:04:52 PM
'Last Updated: 05-Mar-2009 11:25:30 AM
'Created By  : Tom Henkel
'Updated By  : Thomas Henkel
dim filename1 as C
filename1 = "f:\PHOTO"+CHR(92)+alltrim(BADGENO)+".JPG"
sigfile = "S:"+CHR(92)+alltrim(BADGENO)+"s.JPG"
IF FILE.EXISTS(filename1)
	bitmap6.bitmap.filename = filename1
  ELSE
  	bitmap6.bitmap.filename = "f:\PHOTO\blank.jpg"
END IF
IF FILE.EXISTS(sigfile)
	bitmap1.bitmap.filename = sigfile
  ELSE
  	bitmap1.bitmap.filename = "f:\PHOTO\blanksig.jpg"
END IF
                We have signatures stored in a hidden folder as well. That is the reference to sigfile.

                What I am thinking is that if you have a imited number of images, then you could load them to the radio button select on your form from the folder. You already know the identifier, so you can then just place the selected identifier into your table. When needed for a report, just drop the image using the on_printinit code.

                BTW, the drives mapped as "f" and "S" are only available to selected people, and blocked to all others. Lest someone tells me that this is too open for fraud.

                Tom

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                  #9
                  Re: Image Selector Help.

                  I didn'topen any zip files. Sounds to me you are WAY over-thinking this.
                  Put the images on buttons, click a button, OnPush event assigns the image reference name.
                  Have to have radio?
                  OK, get a radio and associate it with the buttons.

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                    #10
                    Re: Image Selector Help.

                    Hi Gabe,

                    The reason I want radio buttons is that user can only select a single image in each category.

                    How would you store the image file ref in the radio button?
                    Regards
                    Keith Hubert
                    Alpha Guild Member
                    London.
                    KHDB Management Systems
                    Skype = keith.hubert


                    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                      #11
                      Re: Image Selector Help.

                      You could make the radio buttons populate dynamically with the file names and images.

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                        #12
                        Re: Image Selector Help.

                        Hi Gabe,

                        Please can you show me how to fill a radio button dynamically with the file names and images.

                        I want to save in the field the Image path reference. This is the field that will hold a value from the radio button. This same field will be used to print the image on a report.
                        Regards
                        Keith Hubert
                        Alpha Guild Member
                        London.
                        KHDB Management Systems
                        Skype = keith.hubert


                        For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                          #13
                          Re: Image Selector Help.

                          Will do.. later.

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                            #14
                            Re: Image Selector Help.

                            Originally posted by Keith Hubert View Post
                            The reason I want radio buttons is that user can only select a single image in each category.
                            You don't have to wait on me for this.. you don't need a radio button. You could do it as I said earlier with a bunch of buttons with the images on them. The user could push 10 buttons, it wouldn't matter, only the last button pushed will determine what image file to use.

                            But if you gotta have the radio, just give me a little time to do this. It would help if you could attach a zip file with the desired images. It will save me some time.

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                              #15
                              Re: Image Selector Help.

                              Hi Gabe,

                              I appreciate you idea, sounds interesting. At this time I did not want to give the user the choice of clicking buttons. Click radio button and the choice is visable and the reference is saved in the record.

                              I have attached Care Symbols. I would be using them for each category they belonged to. ie Wash symbols for a Wash field symbol. etc.
                              Regards
                              Keith Hubert
                              Alpha Guild Member
                              London.
                              KHDB Management Systems
                              Skype = keith.hubert


                              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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