Re: [libreoffice-users] Base macros

I have not dealt with Base for years now (say 15), but, I did create a database to track stuff that 
I own. The DB contained full scale images of the receipts. I did not do as our indicated, but, it 
does display properly scaled images in the image control. I took a look at the macros I wrote and I 
did nothing special in the macros (it seems)  to properly scale. 

My biggest error was to embed the entire full size image into the DB. 

I do have buttons that Add an Image (so select, load and store in DB), Delete an image (delete from 
DB), replace an image (so select from file system, then replace existing), and extract from the DB

I can directly email you a copy of an empy DB if it interests you, but I am not sure if it is 
useful or not. 

It sounds like you did it write, show a thumbnail stored in your DB and reference the actual file 
on disk. 

I am writing a database front end application in C++ and QT for specific collectibles and it will 
find the image using a naming scheme based on a catelog number (at least for the standard image). 
Probably a better solution. 

Andrew Pitonyak

On Monday, March 25, 2024 01:01 EDT, Edwin Humphries <humphries.edwin@gmail.com> wrote:
 Hi all,

I have a database consisting of several flat-file tables with associated
forms. They contain information about plants, including several photos
(up to 6) per form. They are currently 150*150 "thumbnails", but the
photos themselves are larger, sometimes much larger.

I would like to add a feature that allows a viewer to open the photo up
in a separate window to screen maximum. I have seen several macros
online that purport to do that, but with limited documentation, and
apparently suited only for one photo per form. Moreover, I have little
experience with scripted macros, in Base (or any other program, for that
matter).

Can anyone help with this?

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