Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

[RustyAuxier]

Hello

(Someone suggested I move this from the V8 form to the web server forum; I posted it again as I didn't see an easy way to move it?)

I have searched the forums and while I found lots of info on "linked image not found" none of seems to relate or at least I can't see the relationship!

http://www.manitoulinchrysler.ca/newveh.htm
here is a hyperlink to an online database i have done for a local car dealership here...they only have 18 used vehicles in stock right now so its a small number of records...
I am unable to do two things...
First and formost is get it to display the images after it's published; the preview looks fine; well fine as in the pictures are there...but after it's published across the lan to my server and you try to view it across the net (you can also get to it directly at http://67.58.217.235) I think it may be an alias issue, but I can't nail it down... I have [PathAlias.ADB_Path] = \\MIC-WAS\a5webroot as the alias... is there a seperate alias to specify the page for images? I originally had the images in the same folder as the database files. In trying to fix this I moved them to their own folder.
My second issue is THUMBNAILS... in the past, I was able to somehow re-size the pictures displayed on the grid as smaller images, with a full size picture visible when you click on the stock number (it's the hyperlink field to display the detail) but I did that well over a year ago and for the life of me I cannot remember how i did it.
If I did it right, I have attached the entire database, pictures and all, in hopes someone can help me with these two issues.

Thanks!

Rusty

[peteconway]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

set the inline style for the link image to say:

border-style: none; border-width: 0; height: 90; width: 100;

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Thanks Pete! I found it... mine was actually under a slightly different heading...under position... I KNEW it was there somewhere but I just could not find it.
Do you have any idea why I am getting the LINKED IMAGE NOT FOUND error?
This is very frustrating!

Rusty

[peteconway]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

You are using "\" should be "/" when used on the server when setting the folder path.

That's whey it works locally but in on the web.

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Thanks again for the info! I changed the \ to / in the alias and it made no difference.
I am fast running out of things to try here...
Do you have any more ideas? I HAD this thing working for a year or more, then I started having an issue... It had 18 vehicles up there...it was set to only show 10 per page; the first page looked fine...then, when you clicked on the second page, it repeated the info on the first page to make it look like there was 18! I set it to show 20 per page, and then in the process of trying to fix it, I deleted everything in the a5webroot folder... would that have caused the problem somehow? Would the WAS software have to be re-installed? You would think the database would not show up at all if that was the case?

Thanks again!

Rusty

[peteconway]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Had a look at your data file - will look again later but..

I would not use the imagefile type just character.

In the character field have a calulated filed that contains the path + the image name (no spaces). "/images/rustycars/" + car1.jpg

just use the image type in the grid to dispay the filed - it will work fine.

You can resize etc the way I said before.

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Oh my god I am beginning to wonder what kind of monster I have un leashed here...
I FINALLY got my original issues resolved here... Thanks to you, Pete, I found where to make thumbnails in the grid (again) and I FINALLY got the pictures to display... I was not able to do what you suggested... when i was trying to change the display type to a calculated field, I wasn't entering the expression correctly as i kept getting errors (you do that under field rules, correct?) and I am totally not clear on how, if you do it that way, how to specify a different jpg for each record, which is exactly what i need to do....
ANYWAY I worked around it by changing the field type to NOT to reference the pictures but by actually importing them. I only have 18 records in this database (not 1000's) so file size shouldn't be a real issue.
At first glance, all looks good
http://www.manitoulinchrysler.ca/newveh.htm
Pay attention to the first vehicle, a blue 2004 Pacifica.

Scroll down a bit and click on the stock number of 9202A the 2004 sebring.
Notice the full size image is cut off; you can't see the whole thing. Click on one of the two freestar Ford vans at the end; that picture looks fine.
After that tho, scroll back up and have a look at that first vehicle.
The picture there is no longer of a blue 2004 pacifica; it's the last vehicle you looked at the details on.

Man o man what is happening here?
Should I open a new thread i wonder?

Thanks again for your help Pete!

edit... I seem to have fixed it cutting off the image by resizing each picture so they are exactly the same size... still have the issue with it replacing the first records image with whatever vehicle you just check the details on tho! I tried checking the box that says "show detail view only on request" and also hiding the grid when details are displayed... that fixes the issue with replacing the picture on the first record BUT then it shows a red X instead of the picture on the detail view! REALLY ARRRGGG now man!

Rusty

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

It makes sense i guess that I am getting a red x for the image when i tell it to hide the grid when it displays the detail view maybe... is there some kind of a work around for either
A - keep it from replacing the first records image with another or
B - make it display the image associated with the detail view while hiding the grid (the pics are 'embedded' in the database... not referenced)

Thanks agin!

Rusty

[peteconway]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Here you go - I'd say this is the kind of thing you want to do.

http://117.74.99.4/rusty/

I have enclosed all the files used, hope this takes the heat of you.

Database: V9

Cheers,
Peter

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Hi again Pete and thanks again for all your help.
What you have done looks awesome but if you have a look at it, it is doing the exact same thing mine was doing originally... there are two pages of records. On the second page, it is merely repeating the vehicles found on the first page to make up the number of records that are supposed to be in the table! If you look at the table in the local application, you will see there are definately not duplicate records in there.
The only way I found to fix it was to have it display 20 records per page; that encompassed them all and I didn't have that issue. In the meantime tho, I created all those other issues i was having!

I am on my way out the door right now but I will be back this afternoon and have a look at those files you sent to see how you did it!

Thanks again!

Rusty

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Hello again!
did you change something on your end, Pete? It looks like it might not be doing what I described in my last post... it WAS repeating items on the second page but it doesn't seem to be doing that.

I see you are using references to the jpgs instead of importing them directly, and I like the slick little calculated field to assign the picture if there is one!

Very cool, and this is EXACTLY what I need to do!

I am working with version 8 here, not version 9. Do you find it's worth the upgrade?

I am going to have at it agian and see if I can't use your ideas...

Thanks

Rusty

[DaveM]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Rusty,

This has nothing to do with your problems Pete is helping you with.

There is a small program we use ( we have 200+ vehicles in our inventory) to reset the graphics so they will load quicker on a web site. I will either send it to you or send you the address tomorrow when I am at work if you want it. Most jpg's are about 150k and this may compress them and resize for a size of about 32k.


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[peteconway]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Yes go to V9 - Also you have an index on the vin that allows duplicates, either delete it (you don't need it on the web) or set it to unique, also in the grid set the index or display order meake, model, color.

Glad this helped.

Peter

[RustyAuxier]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Pete...
I will consider v9 but I am not sure exactly what version WAS I am running...it says enterprise edition... will that get me in trouble and will I have to upgrade that too? I am not making enough money on this database stuff at the moment to justify all of this outlay...

Dave
I would be interested in that piece of software I believe.
Is your database od 200 vehicles online somewhere I can see it? I would love to see how the big boys do it!

Thanks to all! Tomorrow is a holiday here in Canada but I am going to try to spend some time incorporating Pete's work and great ideas into my app and see what I can come up with!

[DaveM]

Re: Linked Image Not Found...aarrgg!

Rusty,

I did not build the site. I just set up the software to upload the pictures through a service. These pictures go to all the sites like ours and autotrader, cars.com etc.

They require the sizing.

oor site is www.eaglebpg.com if you want to see it. each car may have 10 - 16 pics.


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