External Image viewers in Base

[lsemmens]

I have a database with external links to images of average size 1000 px by 1300px. I can set a default size of the displayed image in the forms for displaying said images. I'd like the facility to be able to click on an image to display it in an external program e.g. gimp. Is that possible from within base or will I just have to live with locating said source image and opening it from a file manager.

[Villeroy]

This will be complicated.
First, you need to store the URLs of picture files. You must not store the picture data in the database.
Then you need a macro viewtopic.php?t=71893&p=323909#p323909 with URL button on your form.
The URL button opens the file with the default application for picture files on your operating system, typically the one which is used when you double-click on the file.

[lsemmens]

Thanks again for your help, I can understand that. and should be ok with that.

Another quick question. What is the command for extracting an error number in a macro

eg: I trap an error with an "on error goto" routine and want to display a message box: eg msgbox(ErrNum)

[UnklDonald418]

Section 3.10 of "OpenOffice.org Macros Explained" by Andrew Pitonyak.
discusses 4 variables for getting error information.
something like

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print "Error Number : " & Err

should display the number..