AccessImagine is ActiveX component for storing images in various projects as easy as possible. You need to place it on form while designing your application and bind to some database field.

AccessImagine features:

• JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG  file formats support
• store images in JPEG format to save space
• paste image from any Windows application
• in-place image croping tool
• Undo tool
• previews in JPEG and OLE formats (for displaying in continuous forms)
• external image storage
• smooth image scaling

Design time component properties

These options are available in property inspector, when you design a form, report or application.

MaxWidth and MaxHeight

If the image exceeds these constrains it will be proportionally scaled down. This applies only when image is saved while preserving full image size for cropping.

StoragePath

In order not to keep images in database you need to specify a location for them. Bind component to database field which holds image file names in this case. Examples of valid locations’ paths:

• “D:\MyWork\Images”
• “\\Avenger\Incoming\Pics” – local network path (for centralized storage, etc.)
• “Pics” – a subfolder in the folder, where your database file is stored
• “.” – keep images in the same folder with the database file

EmptyImage

You can select the appearance of control when it is empty. It can be a Contact sign, Photo sign or simple gray brick (None).

Scripting options

Image

Represents the picture in the control, both reads and writes are allowed.

Changed

Checks if image has been changed since the last invocation of this function.

PreviewJPG(Size) and PreviewOLE(Size)

These functions generate small previews of the image in control. Size specifies the longest side of the preview, if omitted it defaults to 64 pixels. If you need to save OLE previews along with your images,  add the following code to Exit event procedure of the AccessImagine object:

If <AccessImagine>.Changed Then <OLE preview field>.Value = <AccessImagine>.PreviewOLE

LoadFile(filename)

Loads image from file.  Supports JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG  file formats.

SaveFile(filename)

Saves image to file.  Supports only JPEG format.

TurnRight and TurnLeft

Rotates image 90 degrees clockwise and anti-clockwise.