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    Open file dialogue to embed a file in an Access record

    Heh, that took some searching, but I found it buried deep in the help. For anyone interested, Use the [fieldname].Action = acOLEInsertObjDlg as the code for the button. You can specify linked, embedded, or either in the properties box on the bound object form control. I'm still working on the...
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    run-time error '13'

    This is unrelated to the error, but all those 'if's are pretty processor hogging. CASE is usually a more elegant solution for a selection.
  3. stephenbaer

    Open file dialogue to embed a file in an Access record

    First, the scenario... An Access table with a field data type of "OLE object". You can simulate what I'm trying to do by creating a simple table with a key field and an OLE field, then generating an autoform. This will be a form with a blank bound object frame. To embed a file (a scanned PDF...

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