Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Mon Mar 4 17:49:22 CST 2013
Actually the guy already has it done in Excel - using features of excel not available in Access. R -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Benson (VBACreations.Com) Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 12:08 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Display image from hyperlink I haven't done it, but a quick google on Download files from internet using vba turned up this (albeit Excel) http://www.lazerwire.com/2011/11/excel-vba-download-files-from-internet.html -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 12:43 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Display image from hyperlink Possible I suppose but not sure that's acceptable to the user. How would you download and save it without any messages popping up? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Benson Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 9:15 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Display image from hyperlink Czn you automate downloading the image then adding to form control from downloads folder? On Mar 4, 2013 12:08 PM, "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > Dear List: > > I have a question from someone who needs to display an image in an > Access form. If it was a local file that would be no problem. I've > done that. > But > the source for the image is a URL. > > I tried making the url the control source of an image control but it > won't take it - say it can't open the file. I did set picture type to linked. > > Is there an easy way to do this? > > TIA > > Rocky Smolin > Beach Access Software > 858-259-4334 > www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com > <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/> > Skype: rocky.smolin > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com