How to insert a linked image

1	Drag the image element from the palette, and drop it in the desired location on the page. Edit Image Item appears, as shown in Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2  Edit Image Item dialog

2	To link to an image stored in the resource folder:

1	In Select Image from, select Image file in shared resources.

2	Choose Browse to find the image file in the designated resource folder.

3	Select the image file, and choose OK.

4	Choose Insert to insert the image in the report.

3	To link to images for which URIs are stored in a database, use the following procedure. The procedure assumes you have already created a data set that includes the field, which stores the URIs to the images.

1	In Edit Image Item, in Select Image from, select URI.

2	Under Enter URI, choose the expression builder button.

3	In the expression builder, select the data set field that stores the locations of the images, then choose OK. Figure 5-3 shows an example of selecting a data set field named URL, which stores the URLs to images.

Figure 5-3  The expression builder showing a selected data set field that stores the URLs to images

In Edit Image Item, Enter URI displays the expression that refers to the data set field.

4	Choose Insert to insert the image in the report.

4	To link to an image stored in any other location:

1	In Edit Image Item, in Select Image from, select URI.

2	Under Enter URI, specify the location of the image file, using one of the following methods:

To type a specific URL, choose the arrow button next to the expression builder button, and choose Constant. Type the URL.

The following is an example of a URL for a file in a remote location:

  http://mysite.com/images/companylogo.jpg

The following is an example of a URI for a file that is on the local file system:

  file:///c:/myprojects/images/companylogo.jpg

Specify a local file system location only for testing in the early stages of report development. A deployed report cannot access resources on a local machine.

To specify an expression that evaluates to a URL at report run time, choose the expression builder button to construct the expression.

3	Choose Insert to insert the image in the report.