I am working on a database idea and could do with a little help from the experts.
My database is designed to allow a user to input a series of information points about a piece of equipment (nothing special there).
At the moment each item of equipment has a record created by attaching a photograph of the item to a new record and then the user populates the information, this is all through a data input form. This process is very mandraulic as only one photo can be inputted at a time.
I am hoping to redevelop the database where the photograph is not stored as an attachment to the database but only the file reference information is stored. I have created an Image Control window in a new form that has an ADD button, which opens a file dialog box to allow me to select the photograph I want to add.(See Below)
Dim fdb As Office.FileDialog
Dim varFile As Variant
Dim k As Integer
' File dialog box.
Set fdb = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fdb
.AllowMultiSelect = True
.Title = "IMAGE SELECT"
.Filters.Clear
.Filters.Add "IMAGE", "*.jpg"
If .Show = True Then.....
My main questions are:
1. How do i transfer the file reference information from the image selected in the dialog box into a new record in the table?
2. I noticed that there is the option for multiple selections in the dialog box, can I use this option to select, say, 10 pictures and use that selection to create 10 new records in my database; using something like:
For k = 1 To fDialog.SelectedItems.Count
if this was possible it would allow for a far quicker data input?
Mick
