Pictures in a container field over IWP

[jtscott]

I have a database with photographs (JPEGs) stored in a container field and some bitmaps in another container field. They show up fine when the database is accessed via a FM pro client and fine when I'm hosting it using IWP from FMPro 8, but they don't show up when I'm accessing the database using IWP hosted in FMPro 7.

I can't use version 8 to host it, as we have Server Advanced 7. Any ideas on how to make my pictures appear via IWP? (I'm using the latest update to IWP for 7).

Edited October 23, 2005 by Guest

[CyborgSam]

Are there any calculations or script steps that are new to v8 in the database? If so, when these calculations/script steps are ignored the state of the database might not be valid.

[jtscott]

No, but they are pulled from another database via a unique identifier. They appear fine when running v7 client, but not on IWP over Server Advanced.

[CyborgSam]

IWP in 7 has issues with multiple files. I never pinned down the exact causes or workarounds, it was easier to use a single file...

This issue is true for single files, and may be what you're seeing: Images in container fields (stored in the DB, not just references) will only show if they're on a layout that is directly related to the table where the image is stored. (This behavior only applies to IWP, as it works fine with a FMP client).

[jtscott]

Many thanks for this - it does indeed sound like it may be the issue. I'll look into it further, but I may end up just storing the pictures off-line and referencing them in my container field.

[jtscott]

>>Images in container fields (stored in the DB, not just references)

>>will only show if they're on a layout that is directly related

>>to the table where the image is stored. (This behavior only

>>applies to IWP, as it works fine with a FMP client).

A fix for this is to display the container field in a portal. It works for me!