How to call an bmp file in image item [message #82299] |
Fri, 16 May 2003 00:32  |
Mubeen.
Messages: 37 Registered: May 2003
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Hi all,
I had taken an item of image type and called up an bmp file through import option
But the problem is ,form is not taking it into image item ,instead taking it in canvas(graphics).
so can anybody tell the procedure how to solve it.
Mubeen.
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Re: How to call an bmp file in image item [message #82300 is a reply to message #82299] |
Fri, 16 May 2003 01:04   |
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Maaher
Messages: 7065 Registered: December 2001
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The Forms Help clearly states that importing images results in the creation of a graphic object. What you want is to load an image. If you want to populate an image item you need to use the following built-in:READ_IMAGE_FILE<B>Description</B>
Reads an image of the given type from the given file and displays it in the Form Builder image item.
<B>Syntax</B>
PROCEDURE READ_IMAGE_FILE
(file_name VARCHAR2,
file_type VARCHAR2,
item_id ITEM);
PROCEDURE READ_IMAGE_FILE
(file_name VARCHAR2,
file_type VARCHAR2,
item_name VARCHAR2);
<B>Built-in Type</B> unrestricted procedure
<B>Enter Query Mode</B> yes
<B>Parameters</B>
<I>file_name</I> Valid file name. The file name designation can include a full
path statement appropriate to your operating system.
<I>file_type</I> The valid image file type: BMP, CALS, GIF, JFIF, JPG, PICT, RAS,
TIFF, or TPIC. (Note: File type is optional, as Form Builder will attempt to deduce it
from the source image file. To optimize performance, however, you should specify the file type.)
<I>item_id</I> The unique ID Form Builder assigns to the image item when it creates it.
Use the FIND_ITEM built-in to return the ID to an appropriately typed variable.
Datatype is ITEM.
<I>item_name</I> The name you gave the image item when you created it. Datatype is VARCHAR2. If you use this, the quality is remarkably better than with a graphic object. The only thing you need to do is to create an image object, and fill it using the built-in.
Might I suggest to store the image in the DB so that every user has access to the file.
MHE
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