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[marianne]

hi. I found this code: API: Put an image in Access window

this is changing the background picture of access windows. however, when I tried it, i do not know how to fit the background picture in the access windows. i want the picture to be stretch to the whole access background, not center nor tiled?

can somebody help me. thanks.

[RuralGuy]

In the Form_Open code set the DrawMode to 5 and see what happens.
.DrawMode = 5

[marianne]

i tried all numbers rural guy from 1 to 10 and the picture did not stretch to fill the whole access window.

the number 5 that you want me to try did only show half of the picture vertically.

do you have other suggestion?

[RuralGuy]

Sorry Marianne, I have not used the code but reading it suggested that 5 would invoke the STRETCH mode. What sort of picture are you using? bmp, jpg, tif?? What version of Access and what OS?

[marianne]

I use ms access 2000 on xp home sp2.

how did you know that 5 would invoke stretch?

[RuralGuy]

By looking at the code. Look at the Case statement further down in the code. What sort of picture are you using?

[marianne]

i tried using bmp and jpg file formats. yes, i have seen case 5. but it did not work. have you studied the whole code. do you think that is coded properly? my eyes and brains got twisted here...

[RuralGuy]

I'm playing with it now. Did you create the Class and the Standard module and put the code in your form? There is a spot in the form code that needs to be changed as well. I've got acXP so I'll let you know.

[marianne]

thanks for bothering of studying it for us. yes I did create the class and module and code for the form. I did change the ".drawmode" to 5.

[marianne]

i will wait for your reply ruralguy.

[RuralGuy]

It might take a while since I have everything installed and can't get a peep out of it. This could be fun.

[marianne]

hehehe...thought it was fun too....I will also try solving it. but I will still wait for your reply ruralguy....

if you other approach of coding this one, it would be worth to try too. I will keep in touch here.

[marianne]

hi there ruralguy ! have you solved the problem yet? i tried all night looking at the code and I couldn't figure it out here.

[RuralGuy]

I've got it working but what is documented as STRETCH seems to blow up a PRINT SCREEN of what is on the screen at the time. I'm still playing with it.

[marianne]

ok. please let me know if you got it. thanks so much for your effort.