resize images in the .picture property in a form 1

[white605]

I have gleaned much info on storing pictures in the .picture property of an image control on forms from a keyword search, and also faq184-3102, a quick way to read in filenames of them.

I cannot seem to find anything about making the image file thats out there fit into the control on the forms. Some of the files are jpgs and some are tiffs with greatly differing file sizes depending on the resolution of the camra.

thanks in adavance...wjwjr

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

white605

An image control will display an image in three different forms, determined by the .Stretch property.

0 - Clip (Exact size)
1 - Isometric (Image will be scaled to fit image control size)
2 - Stretch ( Image will be 'stretched' and thus distorted to fit exact size of the control)

There is a 'gotcha' with the image control. If you initially set the .Stretch property to 0, the default, set the .Picture property to an image file and subsequently attempt to change it to 1 or 2, nothing happens.

Simple answer - remove the control and start again.

Unless there has been a change in VFP 8.00, you will not be able to display a .tif in a VFP image control, but you could batch convert the image to .bmp or .jpg for display purposes through a freeware external graphics editor such as IrfanView, available from

http://www.irfanview.com

FAQ184-2483 - the answer to getting answered.​

Chris

http://www.pdfcommander.co.uk

 

[white605]

Chris,

Thanks a lot, knowing the answer is the answer to answering the questions. Although I had been looking at all the posts on kodak controls etc, I would have never thought to delete the control and start again. Works like a charm!
wjwjr