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I want to set the Background image to a page via a script from a variable <JPG1>. What is wrong here?..excuse my ignorance as I am slowly trying to get my head around the scripting

ImagePath = <JPG1>
Page1.SetImage(ImagePath)

I don't think your need the <>s around a variable when it's used in a script - only when you're displaying in the opus editor?

Thanks got it to change an image object fine with removing the <> but still not sure how to change Page background.

Dave --

Create a Slideshow Object the size of your Page. Turn OFF the Autostart. When you want the background image to change, use Slideshow Forward, or Go to Specific Slide #.

Why do you guys always want to solve problems with scripting? That's what the "poor" folks who use Director have to do (and that's the main reason I don't use Director's Lingo). You can do almost anything in OPUS without scripting. Keep your life simple.

I agree a bit...but for this I need it to be selectable by the user...ie he or she can add there own background via the 'Save browse as' action and this path will be stored as the JPG variable.

Hi,

Thank you for your enquiry.

You cannot currently change the page background dynamically. However, you could create an image object the size of the page and ensure that this is set behind other page objects.

In the properties of the image object, type the following into the File name field:

<image>

Now add a button to the page and apply a File Browse action to the button (this is found under the File Management group of actions.

Click the 'New Variable' button and create a new variable named image with a default blank text value (or specify the path to the image you wish to display by default).

Now click Apply and OK to confirm the changes and preview the page. Clicking on the button should display a File Browse dialog allowing you to navigate to and select an image file. Once selected, click Open and the image in the background should change to display the selected image.

I hope this helps. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,

Perfect....Works a dream..and so simple....