Adding a Bound Object Control to a Form or Report

Graphic images and other OLE objects stored in OLE Object fields of Access tables use a bound object frame control to display their presentation. The bound object frame control is an OLE container within which a bitmapped or vector-based image can be displayed. Other OLE objects that rely on data stored in OLE Object fields, such as Sound Recorder and Media Player objects, plus data-bound OLE Controls use the bound object frame.

In the case of still graphic images, the presentation within the bound object frame is a copy of the object's data property. Animated images and video objects usually display the first image in the animation sequence or video clip. Sound objects substitute the icon of ...

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