Check your manual and HELP files again.
There is a powerful set of routines to get and show many types of 
picture files.
Two of them are
	DEF DRAWIMAGEFILE     and
	USR IMAGEFILETOPICT
are two useful routines available in "Subs Image Files.INCL" by Staz.

- Stu


On Nov 14, 2005, at 4:58 PM, Brian Heibert wrote:

> I have a thought maybe a suggestion for Staz
> Sorry for bringing up RB
>
> REALbasic can use picture files PICT or BMP
> instead of PICT resources
> maybe add a way to add a picture file to the project window
> and find a way to access that picture and put it in a picture field
>
> Brian