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[Emma35]

Hi Everyone,
I have a command button which i need to open an image. Is there a way i can get the attached image to open and display just the image itself without the black border area ?. I've tried cropping it but makes no difference. The code i'm using in the OnClick event of the command button is below. Btw i can't grab the image and insert it into an image control as this will be from a map....i need it to just pop open and then close when we 'X' out of it
Thanks guys

ShellToFile "U:\Emma\Images\IMG_1976.png"

 

[Gasman]

Are you talking about the area outside of the picture?

 

[moke123]

Google Maps Platform Documentation | Maps Static API | Google for Developers

Google Maps Platform Documentation

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[Emma35]

Are you talking about the area outside of the picture?

Yes the black area.......i just want the image on it's own. I think the default viewer is Photos....can i tell Access to open it the way i want it ?

 

[Emma35]

Google Maps Platform Documentation | Maps Static API | Google for Developers

Google Maps Platform Documentation

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Thank you i'll be looking into everything if i can't get Access to do it

 

[Gasman]

Yes the black area.......i just want the image on it's own. I think the default viewer is Photos....can i tell Access to open it the way i want it ?

My thoughts were to enlarge the image, so the canvas is not visible.
I think this site reduces it by default as I expanded this and it fills the whole laptop screen.

 

[Emma35]

Thanks Gasman....i've been asked to make the image open to about half the screen size so i don't really want to make it bigger. Could i create a separate form to hold the image ?....i could then control the size a bit better. Although i'm not sure how i would get the different images to load in the form as there will be quite a few on the map and i don't fancy making a new form for each one

 

[Gasman]

Sorry, I have not played around with pictures much.
I just know you should have the best quality and largest you can.
It is OK to make it smaller, but enlarging it, you lose definition.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

You might be able to do this as a "borderless" image but normally the answer is no because it is still an image in an application window. If you look into some Windows API calls, you might be able to do it.

 

[isladogs]

Use a borderless form with the image filling the entire form?

 

[Emma35]

You might be able to do this as a "borderless" image but normally the answer is no because it is still an image in an application window. If you look into some Windows API calls, you might be able to do it.

Thanks for the suggestion Doc Man but API calls are miles out of my league

 

[Emma35]

Use a borderless form with the image filling the entire form?

This actually works great but it's a lot of work creating a separate form for each image

 

[Emma35]

I did a bit of investigating and found a way to do this using PowerPoint so not a disaster. Thanks everyone for the suggestions

 

[isladogs]

This actually works great but it's a lot of work creating a separate form for each image

Why would you need to do so. Just use a single form and change the image path as required

 

[moke123]

Btw i can't grab the image and insert it into an image control as this will be from a map.

What are the images? I thought you were talking about maps.

 

[isladogs]

I insert maps into image controls all the time. Nothing complex about it.

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The first article in a series which demonstrates ways of 'annotating' downloaded maps to personalise these for your clients. Features include the use of marker points, lines, circles & boundary shapes, nearby places and styles. All features are added as new map layers. An example app is provided.

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[moke123]

I insert maps into image controls all the time. Nothing complex about it.

Annotate Google Maps

The first article in a series which demonstrates ways of 'annotating' downloaded maps to personalise these for your clients. Features include the use of marker points, lines, circles & boundary shapes, nearby places and styles. All features are added as new map layers. An example app is provided.

isladogs.co.uk

This thread actually inspired me to take a fresh look at google maps due to the new Edge Browser Control. I stopped using them a few years back due to changes in google maps and the crappy web browser control. I'm currently writing a few classes to handle geocoding, static maps, and embedded maps. I'm really liking the new Edge Browser Control.

 

[isladogs]

There's a lot of good things about the new Edge browser but also still too many irritating issues.
Part of the latest Access Europe meeting led by John Heaser included maps in the Edge browser control using Open Street Maps and Leaflet.

I'd like to see your class modules when they're done.

 

[Emma35]

Why would you need to do so. Just use a single form and change the image path as required

That would be ideal isladogs but i wouldn't be capable of writing the VBA to male it happen

 

[Emma35]

What are the images? I thought you were talking about maps.

HI moke......i'm working with a map which has a series of locations marked on it (using large red dots). The idea is to click a dot and make an image of the location appear