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I'm having troubles trying to load images from internet. I use this code on a button: However, this doesn't load images every time. Also, how to save that image in the stack so that if I compile app with that image (set as source of image holder) it doesn't dissapear (if there is no internet connection)?

The best way to save an image in a stack is to download it to your computer using a web-browser and then import it.

I have never tried importing an image directly from the internet . . .

I just tried this:

on mouseUp
import paint from file "http://newsletters.livecode.com/septemb ... chmond.jpg"
end mouseUp

and got this:

executing at 8:04:34 PM
Type import: can't open file, mask file or display
Object Button
Line import paint from file "http://newsletters.livecode.com/septemb ... chmond.jpg"
Hint http://newsletters.livecode.com/septemb ... chmond.jpg

tried this:

on mouseUp
import paint from file it with mask "http://newsletters.livecode.com/septemb ... chmond.jpg"
end mouseUp

and LiveCode had a problem with 'it'.

Obviously "import paint from file..." only works with local files.
You need to do download the image to your machine first like this:
...
put url "http://mysite.com/myimage.png" into url("binfile:" & speciafolderpath("documents") & "/myimage.png")
...
And use that new local file.

This works to load an image from a web URL:
That will load the image content from the web directly into the image object. Since the the image is now imported rather than referenced, saving the stack will save the image as well.

I'm having troubles trying to load images from internet. I use this code on a button:

set the filename of image myImage to "http://mysite.com/myimage.png"

However, this doesn't load images every time.

If this only fails some of the time, the most likely reason is an incorrect URL. You might get more information about the cause of the error if you check the result after issuing the command:

Thanks Jacque! That's what I was looking for

Just one more dumb question (I'll ask here so I don't open million new topics):
How do I set filename of image to other image?
Let's say I have imported image in stack and I want to set the filename of another image to be the same as the image that is imported?

Hi.

Do you mean set the "filename"? See the dictionary.

Criaig Newman

croivo wrote:How do I set filename of image to other image?
Let's say I have imported image in stack and I want to set the filename of another image to be the same as the image that is imported?

The filename is only used to refer to a file on disk. If an image is already imported, it has no filename, it is now a part of the stack. The content of an image is its "text" property. So to put the content of an imported image into another image: