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ghostrider - 19 Sep 2006 16:41 GMT

Hi, I am working on an access app and need to capture still images from
a video source - eg webcam or video device connected to my computer's
video card. I am assuming I can capture this image by using video for
windows apis? I simply want a button on a form that saves the image to
disk in bmp or jpg format. Has anyone got an example of this?

Thanks in advance, Ghostrider.

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David Pawloski - 19 Sep 2006 21:06 GMT

sorry

you cant do this with microsoft access 2003.

you must upgrade to microsoft access 2004:
http://www.ammara.com/access_image_faq/access_loading_image_dialog.html

HTH

Armando Blanco
Microsoft MVP

> Hi, I am working on an access app and need to capture still images from
> a video source - eg webcam or video device connected to my computer's
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> Thanks in advance, Ghostrider.

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ghostrider - 20 Sep 2006 05:01 GMT

> sorry
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> Armando Blanco
> Microsoft MVP

Thanks for the reply Armando but I don't see why I can't use the video
for windows api's in earlier versions of access. I don't want to
preview the image within access prior to capture, just trigger the
capture to a bmp file from an access button. Surely I can just make
the appropriate api delcarations within an access module and call them
from my form - just like you can for other api's?

> > Thanks in advance, Ghostrider.

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