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How can I use images in addins

tomsalvo

I'm trying to create an addin which has some images as .png files. When I run the JSL files alone, these images are displayed without any problems. However, when I package the same files into an addin, JMP does not display the images.

I'm using the standard $ADDIN_HOME(addin.id)/image.png as the reference for the image, but there seems to be some problem in displaying the image.

Is there something more I need to do to get this to work in addins? I'm using the 'new image()' command to get the images into my output.

Thanks

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tomsalvo

I have managed to get this to work by converting my images to character strings and then using the Char to Blob functions, but this strikes me as a workaround rather than being able to simply reference the image file using the ADDIN_HOME address.

Jeff_Perkinson

Hi Tom,

What happens when you reference the image.png files using the $ADDIN_HOME path? Is there any error reported to the log?

If you look in the addin's home directory after you've installed it do you find the image.png file there?

-Jeff

tomsalvo

Hi Jeff,

All the image files go into the right place, and the script creates a space for the images to go but no image appears.

I have a thought that I may need to include the image reference as an expression rather than reference it directly and then ask the script to evaluate the expression.

I have a couple of other approaches to try and will update the message board as appropriate,

Tom

tomsalvo

A bit more information:

The script with the image in it is called by another script in the addin using the 'Include' function - I don't know if that helps at all.

I get no error messages and there is nothing in the log to help either.

It all apparently works, but no image appears. I imagine that I'm missing something and would like to know what...

pmroz

Did you get any error messages in the log window?

When you use the include function, does it reference the other script by the addin?

Try putting some debug print statements into your code around the image display. Or if you have JMP 10 you can use the new debugger.