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Hi,
Is set an text field ( Image ) to :

<SYSTEM_PUBLICATION_DIR>\Layouts\<afbeelding6>.gif

When previeuwed ok, when published, no Image. All paths also set in publication dir!!!

Hope somebody can help.

Cheers

Ronnie

Hi Ronnie

These pathnames with variables and system variables can be tricky. Sometimes, the only way I can figure them out is by trial and error until I find the right path.

Would it work to have

<SYSTEM_PUBLICATION_DIR>\Layouts\<image1>

and then arrange an action on the page or by button to set the <image1> variable using "set variable" under the programming tab? I believe if you then include a series of .gif images in the Layout folder in the publication directory, once the <image1> variable is set to one or another of these, it would display the image chosen. (If you can not add a folder to your final publication directory, you could include the separate .gif image files and remove "Layouts" from the pathname.) Try it out and check if it works.

I hope this helps. Otherwise, post a sample .imp file on the Forum, so I and others can get a better idea of what you are trying to accomplish.

Kind Regards,

Hi Stephen,

Changed it to set variable to



No result when published. I will try to put the imp-file on the forum, in the mean time any help woul'd be great.\


cheers

Stephen,

Jpeg works fine?????????

Strange problem......

Cheers

Ronnie

This is what I did.

If you are meaning how to display an image with variables, this is what I put in the Filename field:

On the Page I did a onShow action to set afbeelding6 to the image name.
I made sure the image was initially hidden and then set to display after .05 seconds.

If you are meaning how to display the filename in an text field via variables, this is what I did:
I have a Page action onShow to set pathtoimage variable to .
Then I have another action to set the pathtoimage variable to an expression ()
Then for the text field displaying this information I inser the pathtoimage variable and initially hide the text field, showing it after .05 seconds.

I publish and launch and I see the image and the textfield with the problem pathname in it.

Hope this helps.

I believe due to the licensing issues with the .GIF format there may be an issue of calling externally. I seem to recall somewhere that DW said that you could not use Opus as a "GIF viewer". Perhaps they could offer further assistance?

Ronnie

Not sure if the gif file you refer to is an animated gif. If so, the Opus help file says

"Note that Opus does not support animated GIFs without a global palette. Although these files will display successfully in the editor they will not appear properly in the published version of your file."

If your gif is not an animated, the above will be of absolutely no use to you

Cheers

Graham

Indeed. The player will only support BMP, JPG and PNG files -all other formats are converted internally by the editor at compile time and so cannot be read as external files in the player.

No annimated gif. Just a screen shot!!!

Cheers.

Ronnie