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DJ
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I am a fairly new user to WebFOCUS, so I apologize in advance if this is a simple question:

How do I add an image to the metadata in the Synonym Editor? I attended a workshop that used a master file with images inside the metadata but did not think to ask how it was done at the time. Thanks for any help you can provide.

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<JG>
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WebFOCUS does not contain Images in Metadata, No system does.

Metadata points to the source it does not contain the source.

What do you actually want to do?
 
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Right.

What I am looking to do is point to the source of an image within the metadata so I can just use it as a variable in a report.

Thank you for your patience as I learn terminology...


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WebFOCUS can not access or process BLOBS directly, so they can not be accessed via the metadata layer.

An example of what you are trying to do would help a lot to finding a solution.
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The workshop you attended probably used only the datasource to retrieve the address (url or file address) and use that to call up the image in the report(s). That is a method that is supported and used.


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GamP,
That is exactly what I saw. So the question remains, what field in the metadata (through the Synonym Editor) do I place the url or file address to make this happen? What data format should I give it - A256?


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DJ

The field in the metadata is a reference to a column in your data source
and it's format will map to that automatically when the synonym is created.

If you are using a flat file and have to create the synonym manually then
it's what ever length you make that column in your data.
 
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Makes sense. However the field would be a virtual or computed field as the flat file does not already contain the url/file address.

I am getting a lot of good information and really appreciate everyones help.


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Create a DEFINE field that refers to the location of the image

example:
DEFINE FILE xxxx
IMG1/A256 = '';
 
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AG can you edit your post and put the code within
code tags 
  [CODE]
[/CODE]
then everyone will be able to see your post
 
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GamP
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This is AG's example code:
DEFINE FILE xxxx
IMG1/A256 = '<img src="/approot/app_folder/img_name.gif">';
END


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Problem is that is only giving a single image or if extended using IF-THEN-ELSE
a series of pre-defined images.
 
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