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Re: USB Thumb Drive and Opening Photos

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CurrentProject.Path returns the full path, including drive letter.

HTH,

Rob

"croy" <hate@spam.invalid.net> wrote in message 
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> Access 2000; Windows 7HP (32-bit)
>
> I've learned how to make a form display a record-related
> photo by having the path entered in a field of each record
> that points to the photo.  I have a directory with reduced
> copies of all the photos, so that "thumbing thru" the
> records displays the photos quickly.
>
> What I want to do now, (with the advent of large-capacity
> USB sticks) is set up USB sticks for distribution to family
> members, so they can view, find, and copy pictures easily. I
> want to put the mdb on the stick, along with a copy of
> Irfanview, my directory of low-res photos, and a directory
> for all the high-res photos.  On the Access form that
> displays the records and low-res photos, I want to have a
> button, that when clicked, would open Irfanview and display
> the hi-res photo.
>
> What I haven't worked out is, how do I obtain the drive
> letter for the USB stick running the mdb?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> -- 
> croy 

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USB Thumb Drive and Opening Photos croy <hate@spam.invalid.net> - 2014-03-09 12:04 -0700
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