Re: [libreoffice-users] Make a form that allows user to drag and drop in an image

On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 14:35 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 08:52 -0700, avamk wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > Thanks to the great instructions 
> > http://sheepdogguides.com/fdb/fdb1imagbp.htm here , I learned how to link a
> > VARCHAR field to images in my filesystem, and display them in a form.
> >
> > However, when I add new entries, I have to manually type in the relative
> > path of an image into that field. This is cumbersome when I need to add lots
> > of entries, e.g. making a catalouge of things with images for each.
> >
> > Therefore, is it possible to create a form so that when adding a new entry,
> > there is a "box" in the form where the user can just drag and drop in the
> > desired image, and the appropriate relative path to the image will be added
> > to the field???
> >
> > Thank you very much!
>
>      No. How would the form know where the image had been located? When
> pictures are linked in a Writer document, you have to browse to the
> picture's location before inserting it in the document. It is the
> browsing that tells Writer the proper link for it. Base does not have
> this ability (to browse to different other locations).

Hi Dan,

Wow - what timing - I was literally fiddling with an idea on this when
your email hit.

First- sure Base can browse to a file, just use the File Picker control.

Second - so far nothing I've tried will give you a drag/drop way to yank
the URL from an image driopped onto a form.

But as I say the file picker works just fine for this.

Avamk, have you used the file picker control and then if you need
relative paths, that would be easily done also.

//drew




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