Image (Property)

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Image (Property)

In french: Image

The Image property gets and sets the background image associated with an element.

In a report, the Image property gets and sets the background image of a control or block.

In a page, the Image property gets and sets the image associated with:

an Image control,
a Web Camera control (server code only),
a fixed-image button (browser code only),
a Thumbnail control,
a Calendar control (background image).
a Social Network control (whose image is customized).
the markers of a Map control.

Remark: These images are defined in the editor in the description of the control, window or page ("General" or "Details" tab).

Example

// Modify the background image of "CustomerName" control
CustomerName..Image ="C:\MyImages\Image.BMP"

Syntax

Finding out the background image associated with a report element Hide the details

<Result> = <Element used>.Image

<Result>: Character string

Name and full path of the background image associated with the specified object.

<Element used>: Name of control or block.

Name of the element (control or block) to use.

Modifying the background image associated with a report element Hide the details

<Element used>.Image = <New image>

<Element used>: Name of control or block.

Name of the element (control or block) to use.

<New image>: Character string

Name and full path of the new background image associated with the specified object. A UNC path can be used.

Finding out the image associated with a page control Hide the details

<Current image> = <Control used>.Image

<Current image>: Character string

Name and path of the image.
In server code, the full image path is specified.
In browser code, the path of the image is specified in relation to the _WEB directory of the site (for example, http://localhost/REWALI7_WEB/AXP01020_4E97E1FF_FR.gif).

<Control used>: Control name

Name of the control to be used.

Modifying the image associated with a page control Hide the details

<Control used>.Image = <New image>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of the control to be used.

<New image>: Character string

Name and path (full, relative or UNC) of the new image:
Static image: Modification without effect
Dynamic image: path such as "image2.gif" (with "image2.gif" in the "_WEB\" subdirectory of the project)
Generated image: full path such as "c:\my image\image2.gif"

Remarks

Image associated with a report control or block

The image associated with an Image control can be known and/or modified in the report editor, in the "General" tab of the control description.
The background image of a control or block can be known and/or modified in the report editor, in the "Style" tab of the description window. All you have to do is select the "Background image" element.

Image scanned in a report

The Image property cannot be used to change the scanned image of a report. Indeed, the scanned image of a report is used to:

easily position the different controls in the report,
view the result in the print preview.

Limitations

In a report, the Image property cannot be used on:

a report.
a bar code.
a Check Box control.

Authorized image formats:

The following image formats can be displayed: all the formats described in fGraphicFilter.

The Image property can only be used on:

an Image control.
a Web Camera control.
a Calendar control.
a Social Network control (whose image is customized).
a Map control marker.

The Image property can only be used on:

a fixed-image button.
an Image control.
a Map control marker.