Displaying an image in a calculation field from a link field

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Jemma Tansley

• July 06, 2015 10:43

Hi,

I am wanting to display an image from a dropbox link into a calculation.

I have tried several ways to get the image to appear, but all I get is a small rectangle with the image alt name.

My code is as follows, is there an easier way to accomplish this?

var txt = String(@Dropbox Image)
var image = '';
if(@Assembly Name(s)==null){
""+@Part Name+" [N/A]\n"+image+"\n"+@Part Description
}

I've also tried

var image = '';
if(@Assembly Name(s)==null){
""+@Part Name+" [N/A]\n"+image+"\n"+@Part Description
}

And several other variations.

Please advise on what can be done to make this work.

Many thanks,

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 11:08

  You need markdown to display images, like

  ![](http://public.url/image.jpg)

  You can even make it clickable.

  HTH.

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 12:30

  I have the markdown, but i want the image to be displayed as an image, not as the link.

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 12:41

  I can't see any image markdown code in your post. Il your markdown is right, it Will display an image... (been using this dozens or time).

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 12:44

  I mean as long as you can see an image by itself in a browser tab, it will get displayed with the code above. Otherwise, it may be an issue with your Dropbox url (not linking the file directly).

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 12:45

  I suggest you post an example image url here it needed.

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 12:49

  I have used markdown several times before and have never had any problems. However, when using it before, the url was directly placed into the bracket section.

  My problem here is that I want to use another field, which is a link field. When I used this field into the calculation it is retrieving the field name (i.e. field0832475) and not the link to which I need.

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 12:49

  ¨`

  

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 12:54

  Ok ; maybe link fields return an array. Try adding .Join() after the field's token. See if that helps.

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 13:00

  Adding the .join function does not change anything, it only then displays the extra text, and still the invalid rectangular image

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  Rainer Grabowski (FVM)

  • July 06, 2015 13:03

  Is it a public url to the image and do you have access?

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  Rainer Grabowski (FVM)

  • July 06, 2015 13:06

  Maybe you can paste your code here. Put 4 blank spaces in the beginng of each line, so it's dispalyed as code and the url won' t be active and we can see the complete code

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 13:07

  Yes, the link is https://www.dropbox.com/s/00s9chngec1jytf/A_AQB_2.0_PRT2010002.jpg

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 13:09

  This is how the code currently is left:

  var image = '![Image part](@Dropbox Image)';
  if(@Assembly Name(s)==null){
  "**"+@Part Name+"**  [N/A]\n"+image+"\n"+@Part Description
  }
  else{
  "**"+@Part Name+"**  ["+@All of Assembly Name.join(", ")+"] "+"\n"+image+"\n"+@Part Description
  }
  

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 13:31

  As expected your url is not a direct link to the image, but to a Dropbox page (even if it ends with .jpg). That won't work. You need a link that only displays the image itself (and nothing else), like:

  ![](https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/2/AAD-1iKMI6_ibh7Xv2_mR2qfh28hL2b96FzcSR-hfB-nTQ/12/119381271/jpeg/32x32/1/1436194800/0/2/A_AQB_2.0_PRT2010002.jpg/CJe69jggASACIAMgBCAFIAYgBygBKAI/Tl4aIZ8WoP7enppKsnZzK4Fg8TNyEjQEMdoyh_wUkSk?size=1024x768&size_mode=2)

  

  (I did right-click > Open image in a new tab)

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 13:40

  If i paste the actual image url into the dropbox link, this still does not show the image for me within the calculation field.

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  Adrien BLAISE

  • July 06, 2015 13:46

  This works here:

  

  

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  Jemma Tansley

  • July 06, 2015 14:22

  found out what was wrong, missed out a square bracket. Thanks Adrien.

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  uchallenger25

  • December 20, 2022 13:04

  i am adding images from my dropbox but it is showing me "login" option in podio field instead of images.

   

  

   

  can anyone tell me what error i might be having? 

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