Assiging picture using web URL at runtime to TppImage problem

rbuser

Hello

I am looking at whether we could use a web image at run time, so that if
that web image changed, but the filename was the same, any reports run
afterwards would show the new logo.

I can give the image a web URL at design time which embeds the image into
the rtm file, however when trying to do
Image1.Picture.LoadFromFile('http://www.bf2rcon.co.uk/pics/WTCC/pic5.JPG');

I get an unabled to find file error from windows temperory internet files
thing? and then the web url is appended on the end. However if i put the web
url into a browser the image is fine. Similarly using this web url at design
time works fine.

Any ideas on this?

Thanks.

nicocizik

Hi Chris,

How are you giving the image component a web address at design time? This
component is simply using the Delphi class TPicture to load images. I do
not believe it contains logic to recognize a web address and retrieve a file
from the Internet.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com