Application.LoadPicture method (Access)

The LoadPicture method loads a graphic into an ActiveX control.

Syntax

expression.LoadPicture (FileName)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FileName	Required	String	The file name of the graphic to be loaded. The graphic can be a bitmap file (.bmp), icon file (.ico), run-length encoded file (.rle), or metafile (.wmf).

Return value

Object

Remarks

Assign the return value of the LoadPicture method to the Picture property of an ActiveX control to dynamically load a graphic into the control. The following example loads a bitmap into a control called OLECustomControl on an Orders form:

Set Forms!Orders!OLECustomControl.Picture = _ 
 LoadPicture("Stars.bmp")

Note

You can't use the LoadPicture method to set the Picture property of an image control. This method works with ActiveX controls only. To set the Picture property of an image control, simply assign to it a string specifying the file name and path of the desired graphic.

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