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brocker
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15 years ago

Setting images from a URL not PKG

Hi all, What is the proper syntax for calling a image file that is not hosted within the project? I know in the example projects there are images in folders, but if I want to link to one that's ho...
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gonzotek
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15 years ago
"brocker" wrote:
Hi all,

What is the proper syntax for calling a image file that is not hosted within the project? I know in the example projects there are images in folders, but if I want to link to one that's hosted at BrightCove, what would be the proper way to do that?

ABBREVIATED EXAMPLE

Sub initTheme()

    app = CreateObject("roAppManager")
    theme = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")
    theme.OverhangSliceSD = "pkg:/images/Overhang_BackgroundSlice_Blue_SD43.png" '<<==NORMAL WAY TO SET IMAGES
    theme.OverhangLogoSD  = <WHAT URL FORMATTING GOES HERE??> 
    app.SetTheme(theme)

End Sub


I tried several different combinations and they all didn't seem to work.

Thanks
Bud
Some good advice from the other posters, and here's some example code

    http = CreateObject("roUrlTransfer")
    http.SetPort(CreateObject("roMessagePort"))
    http.SetUrl("http://yourserver.com/yourpath/yourimage.png")
    http.GetToFile("tmp:/yourimage.png")