Yes, OLE can be 'interesting', but it sounds like we're on the right track; inserting a bitmap should work fine, given your requirements.

From the screengrab you posted it would appear that the issue is probably something to do with file format association so we'd like to understand a little about your machine.  File associations are defined in the Windows registry so we'd like to take a look at how yours is set up.  Please follow the procedure outlined below.  Note that I have made the assumption that you are tying to insert a .BMP file.  If it is another extension, substitute that extension for .BMP in the steps below.

1. Open the Windows Registry Editor: Click on Start | Run, type in "regedit" (without the quotes) and click on OK
2. Expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3. Scroll down to .bmp
4. Rightclick on .bmp and select Export
5. Type in a filename, e.g. BMP and save the file somewhere, e.g. on your Desktop.  It will be saved as BMP.reg
6. Zip the file and post it to this forum

We'll then be able to see how your file association differs from ours and hopefully suggest a change that will get your machine working properly.

Kind regards,
Rob Robinson
Stardraw.com

dg

Using RegEdit, please change the (Default) value for the .bmp key from QuickTime.bmp to Paint.Picture

You may want to change the Content Type value from image/x-bmp to image/bmp

You "may" need to reboot for this setting to really take hold.

Please let us know if inserting a bmp file into your Stardraw document now works.

David Snipp
Stardraw.com Ltd

Could you please give me specific path references in the registry so I change the right values?    I don't want to guess.

dg

In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp doubleclick on '(Default)' and change 'Value data' from "QuickTime.bmp" to "Paint.Picture" (without the quotation marks)

Also, doubleclick on 'Content Type' and change 'Value data' from "image/x-bmp" to "image/bmp" (without the quotation marks)

Kind regards,
Rob Robinson
Stardraw.com

dg