[AccessD] Resize pictures

Hi Darryl:

Stuart and I discussed the options, at some length, a while ago, on the
DBA-Tech list. There are a whole set of features in the PHP language that
will let you translate pictures every which way. There is no point in
re-inventing the wheel.

Any web server, IIS or Apatche can host PHP and an Access web call may be
your answer. Check the following link out.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.image.php

This may not be the answer you are looking for but it would work in lieu of
another solution especially if that solution cost money and I will bet the
number of options available will make your mouth water.

HTH
Jim



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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darryl Collins
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 5:18 PM
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Joe,

May not be suitable for your needs, but I find the batch processing function
in irfanview (free software) excellent for resizing photos in bulk.  Not
sure if that will be of use to you or not but I though I would put it out
there just in case.

cheers
Darryl. 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Joe O'Connell
Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 3:28 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Resize pictures

I am developing an A2003 application for a division of a construction
company that installs guardrails on highways.  They have long term
contracts with the Department of Transportation to fix/repair/replace
guardrails that have been damaged.  Part of the documentation that is
required is to provide a "before" and an "after" picture for all
repairs.

The application lets the user browse the memory card for the pictures
and then copies them to the computer's disk.  The original size of the
pictures is 5-6mb.  Not only will a lot of disk space be required to
store the pictures, but pictures of this size take a lot of time to be
scaled for forms and reports.  Due to the number of pictures processed
each day, it is not feasible for the user to manually resize the
pictures before uploading.   What I would like to do is to resize the
pictures during this transfer process to about 10% of their original
size.

Any suggestions or code snippets to resize the pictures are greatly
appreciated.

Joe O'Connell


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