Script to copy image from web link into container field

[stan111]

Gents, would you please help me to create a script?

[Wim Decorte]

That's what the "insert from URL" script step is for.

But we'd have to know more about what the source URL / web site does or allows to help you better.

[stan111]

Hi Wim,

the source URL points directly to the picture of the product. If you follow the link you'll get the picture itself.

Here is the link: https://www.donballon.ru/upload/storage/catalog/large/656265/ebeceb21_6546_11e6_9617_005056c00008.jpg

[comment]

If your URL points directly to the image, then you can simply use the Insert From URL[] script step to insert the image into your container field.

[stan111]

please, check my script:

 

 

 

 

[Wim Decorte]

Your loop will always stay on the first record because of line 2.  That line needs to move to before the Loop step

[stan111]

doesn't work as expected:

 

[Wim Decorte]

Do a quick test to verify that the file is actually a picture:

- right-click the container and do "export field contents" and save it with the proper extension that you know it is (jpg? png?)

- inspect the file in your OS, open it

- if it is a picture then right-click the container again and choose "insert picture" and select your file

if this all works then you have your routine to script:

- use the "insert from URL" to insert into a *global* container

- use the 'export field contents' script step to the temporary folder using a placeholder file name

- use the "insert picture" script step to grab the file back and insert it into the proper destination container

[stan111]

Wim

it's not a picture, I don't know why. Though, the link says it's a picture.

Any ideas?

[Wim Decorte]

None.

Except that in general terms grabbing assets from a URL like this isn't a good way to integrate.  Does the site have an API that will give you the data in a proper form?

[stan111]

Well, how can check if it does?

[Wim Decorte]

You check on their website and/or you ask the website owner.

[comment]

50 minutes ago, stan111 said:

doesn't work as expected

It works as expected with the link you posted above. If it doesn't work with another link, then post the URL.

 

[stan111]

that's what I get when use the link above. That's odd if you get a different result.

Edited June 30, 2020 by stan111

[comment]

6 minutes ago, stan111 said:

That's odd if you get a different result.

But I do:

insertImage.fmp12

[stan111]

sure it works! my fault: I used the wrong field to copy from...

 

thanks a lot!