[AccessD] VB6: Using the Webbrowser control to viewfiles-Thumbnail view?

Christopher Hawkins clh at christopherhawkins.com
Fri Jun 13 09:06:22 CDT 2003


Well, that code will launch Windows Explorer, but I'm tasked with
actually integrating some type of image browser into the app.  That's
why I used ther WebBrowser in the first place.

Good idea, though.

-C-

---- Original Message ----
From: accessd at shaw.ca
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, 
Subject: RE: [AccessD]	VB6:  Using the Webbrowser control to
viewfiles-Thumbnail view?
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:29:22 -0700

>Hi Christopher:
>
>Yes there is:
>
>Option Explicit
>
>Public Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
>    Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
>   (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
>    ByVal lpOperation As String, _
>    ByVal lpFile As String, _
>    ByVal lpParameters As String, _
>    ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
>    ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
>
>Public Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
>
>
>Private Sub frmButton01_Click()
>
>    Call ShellExecute(0&, "Open", _
>                      "explorer.exe", "/e,/n,c:\", _
>                      0&, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
>
>End Sub
>
>Something like this would work.
>
>HTH
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Christopher
>Hawkins
>Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:53 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] VB6: Using the Webbrowser control to view
>files-Thumbnail view?
>
>
>OK, let me ask this, then:
>
>Is there a way to embed Windows Explorer into a VB form?
>
>-C-
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: accessd at shaw.ca
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, 
>Subject: RE: [AccessD]	VB6:  Using the Webbrowser control to view
>files -Thumbnail view?
>Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:37:11 -0700
>
>>Hi Christopher:
>>
>>In order for the process to work you will need two copies of the 
>>picture,
>>one the thumbnail and one the full-size version. They could he 
>named 
>>like
>>'IDNumber + 'th.jpg and 'IDNumber + 'fu.jpg'. It is not advisable 
>to 
>>force a
>>image to a specific size on a web page. Too much process and a poor 
>>quality
>>images.  Check out the <img> tag for html coding.
>>
>>HTH
>>Jim
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of 
>Christopher
>>Hawkins
>>Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:05 PM
>>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: [AccessD] VB6: Using the Webbrowser control to view files -
>>Thumbnail view?
>>
>>
>>So here's my dilemma.
>>
>>I have a form that is displaying data from a database.
>>
>>My client wants to see a thumnail of all the images that are related
>>to the record being viewed - the images are stored in a folder with
>>the same name as the record ID, so finding them is easy.
>>
>>I dropped a Webbrowser control on the form, fed it the appropriate
>>path, and BAM!  I'm looking at a list of files.  Close, but I need 
>to
>>see a thumbnail view, not a list view.
>>
>>I can right-click in the control and select View > Thumbnail, but my
>>client wants the images to appear in thumbnail view without his 
>users
>>having to do anything.
>>
>>I am thus far unable to find a property of the WebBrowser control
>>that would allow this, and Google has failed me.  Does anyone have
>>any ideas?
>>
>>-Christopher-
>>
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