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13.11 Image Name and Pathname Resolution in Dynamic Images
How does the document resolve image names and pathnames in dynamic images?
When the document executes, it evaluates the PlanetPress Talk expression. Once it has the name or
pathname, it proceeds as follows until it encounters an image file that matches that name or pathname.
1. It compares the result to the image resources in the document. Thus if you entered the PlanetPress Talk
expression
='house.jpg'
for the dynamic image, the document searches its image resources for one named house.jpg.
2. It looks for an image file at that pathname on the printer disk, or on the local PlanetPress Design Suite
virtual disk.
3. It looks for an image file at that pathname on the host on which it is executing.
4. It looks for an image file at that pathname on the printer on which it is executing.
5. If it cannot find an image in any of these locations, it behaves as specified in the On error option of the
picture object for that dynamic image.
The sequence the document follows to retrieve an image is important when an image by the same name
exists in more than one of the locations the document examines.
Related topics:
Static and Dynamic Images (Page 168)
Supported Image Formats (Page 169)
Image Formats: Bitmapped, Vector, and Metafile Formats (Page 171)
Resolution (Page 172)
Color Depth (Page 192)
Pixel Dimensions (Page 175)
Image Quality (Page 176)
Scanline Orientation (Page 352)
Image Size on the Document Page (Page 179)
PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference Image Resources (Page 180)
PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference External Images (Page 181)
Caches (Page 188)
Guidelines for Optimizing Images (Page 189)
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