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Access and DWGs

Hi,
Is there anyway to display DWG files in MS Access? I can get it to show DWFs.
Thanks
Lewis
[109 byte] By [lewiscobley] at [2008-2-24]
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Per one of our support engineers:

Can I know how you display DWFs? As I know, DWG is an AutoCAD file type, which is a file type generated by third-party manufacturers (which is out of Microsoft control). Therefore, the built-in controls, e.g. Image control, Bound Object Frame, etc.. cannot render it correctly.
To display DWG file in Access, we would need a custom ActiveX control that is designed to specifically render DWG format, or transfer the images to some other compatible format, such as BMP or JPG.
To research the issue, I went to www.groups.google.com, and typed in the words "Access Autocad Image Control" for a search. You may want to try the same search and view the responses from other developers.
The following thread seems good for you.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.ms-access/browse_thread/thread/207999cd8a6d1884/83904cfd45af7862?lnk=st&q=Access+Autocad+Image+Control&rnum=2#83904cfd45af7862

There is an ActiveX control named Dr. DWG, available via:
http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-45250,501000.html
A product called Fastlook comes in 16 and 32 bit versions. You can go to http://www.kamelsoft.com and download a demo version of Fastback, as well as .mdb samples showing how to use it in an Access db.

I hope this is helpful,
-brenda (ISV Buddy Team)

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