Re: Printing BLOB image via Crystal Reports or others?

Posted in 1997

Dirk Gunsthoevel — 31 Dec 1997 09:53:18 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Dennis Pimple wrote: > > I have a BLOB column in the database that is an image file (.jpg or > .bmp) that I maintain via NewEra interface. Does anyone have any > experience/sample code that shows me what I need to do to get the image > to print as part of a report? > > I have no experience with Crystal Reports or any other GUI report tool. > I'm open to any/all suggestions (even that stone ax of a tool called > 4gl!) > TEXT works with CR 5.0+. BYTE types containing BMP data work with CR5. Blobs containing JPGs are said to work with CR6 (not tested). It works straightforward and there is no coding involved. Regards Dirk -- -- Dirk Gunsthoevel phone: +49 (0)251 624947 -- Hoeftestr.49 fax: +49 (0)251 624177 -- 48167 Muenster mobile: +49 (0)171 8047582 -- Germany http://members.aol.com/Plabit/welcome.html