[softwarelist] Re: OPW - referencing pictures

In message <49319AF4.9060509@xxxxxxxx>, Clive Bonsall <cbonsall@xxxxxxx> writes
I have a whole series of (quite complex) documents containing pictures (B&W photos). For the most part the pictures were created as TIFFs. After the TIFFs were dropped into their picture frames, the individual pictures were referenced, and the referenced pictures collected ... so they reside in a Pictures folder inside the directory containing the OPW document.
As long as I don't shut down the computer, everything seems OK. However, very often, if I restart the computer, OPW says it can't open the TIFF files -- yet they have not changed location.
Does the problem lie with the fact that the pictures start off as TIFF files?
It should not matter that the files are TIFFs. Ovation Pro on Windows (but not RISC OS) should be capable of referencing non-native file types like TIFF. I suppose you could try referencing a native file like a .bmp file to see if they suffer the same problem.
I do have a hazy memory about problems, something to do with Windows not being aware of network paths or similar.
My inclination would be to find the problematic files using Windows Explorer, load them into something, and then launch Ovation Pro. Just to see if Windows some how needs the files finding.
Are the files on a local drive - does the problem occur with all the files or just some, and what is the common factor between the problem files... 


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