The InkPicture control is designed for use on a Tablet PC and provides the ability to capture ink input from users of Tablet PCs. The control captures signatures, drawings, and other annotations that do not need to be recognized as text.
The InkPicture control is fully functional on Tablet PCs. If the Microsoft Tablet PC Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.7 is installed on other computers, InkPicture controls in DataWindow objects can accept ink input from the mouse.
For more information about ink controls and the Tablet PC, and to download the Tablet PC SDK, go to Microsoft Tablet PC Web site.
You use an InkPicture control with a table that has a blob column to store the ink data, and optionally a second blob column to provide a background image.
The InkPicture control behaves like a Picture control that accepts annotation. You can associate a picture with the control so that the user can draw annotations on the picture, then save the ink, the picture, or both. If you want to use the control to capture and save signatures, you usually do not associate a picture with it.
To add an InkPicture control to a DataWindow object, select Insert>Control>InkPicture from the menu. A dialog box displays to let you specify a blob column to store the ink data and another to use as a background image. After you specify the columns in the dialog box, the InkPicture control displays in the DataWindow and its Properties view includes a Definition tab page where you can view or change the column definitions.
If you insert the InkPicture control into a N-Up DataWindow object, you should specify the Row In Detail so the correct image displays. For example, if you have three rows in the detail band, you might enter 1 for the ink picture associated with the first, 2 for the second, and 3 for the third.
InkPicture controls are not supported in Crosstab DataWindows.
