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Opening Multiple Photos

Colin Smyth

5 years ago

I have a database of birds that I have photographed. I have a form that displays the photos. There maybe up to four photos. I use the shellexec command to open the photo in my default programme to see it more clearly. The photos are all stored in the one folder for each type of bird I have seen. Is there a way that I can set it up to say next for it to move to the next bird. At the moment I have to close the Windows photo programme and then click on the next photo to open that one. See the attached view of how the form looks. Thank you.

	Colin Smyth OP @Reply 5 years ago

	Scott Axton @Reply 5 years ago
If you are wanting to move from picture to picture using the default program that would be a function of the program you are using. You should be able to view the next picture in that folder (depending on the program). If you are wanting to move to a different bird in your Access application you may be able to use custom buttons. Check out the Command Buttons video

	Richard Rost @Reply 5 years ago
Yeah, if you're using Windows Photos (comes with Win 10) then it should let you scroll back and forth between any pictures in the same folder, even if you only opened one.

Colin Smyth OP @Reply

5 years ago

Hi Richard. That is what I would have thought too, but it doesn't let me. I have to close the first one, and then open the next one. I initially use the browse button to find the photo on my hard drive and then that shows up the image in an image box on my form. Each group of birds as shown above are all in the same folder on my hard drive. If I open the photo on my hard drive, it then lets me scroll through all the photos in the folder. Do you have any other suggestions?

	Scott Axton @Reply 5 years ago
Colin when you hover over the left and right margin you don't get the < "Previous" or > "Next" buttons?

	Scott Axton @Reply 5 years ago

	Colin Smyth OP @Reply 5 years ago
Hi Scott. No, they are not there. They are if I open the photo directly from the folder, but not when I do it through access.

	Richard Rost @Reply 5 years ago
Colin is correct. I just tried it. If you open one image from Access with a FollowHyperlink, it doesn't let you scroll left and right through the other images in that folder. You'll have to open them individually from inside Access. Sorry. I don't see an easy solution. I'll play with it a little more though...

	Colin Smyth OP @Reply 5 years ago
Thank you everyone for looking at this for me. Appreciate your time.

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