View an image on Google drive from App Inventor 2
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Has
May 18, 2017, 5:01:48 PM5/18/17
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Dear All,
maybe a very simple question but I didn't find an answer yet. I have an image file on Google drive (with non restricted access). And I have an image object on a screen in my AI2 app. I set the picture property of my AI2 image object to the link of the Google drive image file but the App does not display the image, when I run it. I'm I missing something, is it not that simple? How can I display that image in my App?
I hope someone could help.
Best regards
Taifun
May 18, 2017, 5:05:14 PM5/18/17
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which url would you use to display the image in a browser?
did you try that url in your app?
Taifun
Tim Carter
May 19, 2017, 5:41:04 AM5/19/17
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Try this url style, works for me:
Has
May 19, 2017, 3:13:57 PM5/19/17
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Hi Folks,
thanks. The link above works for me as well. I don't know what is wrong with my picture then. I do some more trials & report.
Has
May 19, 2017, 4:26:55 PM5/19/17
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Strange! My url style https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4GHZ_U3cIC2enVpeFk4NnV2bW8/view?usp=sharing
works from the web browser but does not work from the app. Any hints for what reasons?
Taifun
May 19, 2017, 4:30:54 PM5/19/17
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what about using the suggested url style from Tim?
Taifun
Tim Carter
May 20, 2017, 5:13:57 AM5/20/17
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Stick it in a simple html file and you will see why...
Reason is the link you have is a link to access not a link to show, in your web browser it probably opens up in a viewer of some kind. Even my link is not really a ink to show (in normal html terms), just a workaround to overcome its "Googleness"
<!DOCTYPE html ><head></head><body>
Your link<br><br> <img src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4GHZ_U3cIC2enVpeFk4NnV2bW8/view?usp=sharing" /><br><br> My Link<br><br> <img width="200px" height="200px" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B4GHZ_U3cIC2enVpeFk4NnV2bW8" /></body></html>
Reason is the link you have is a link to access not a link to show, in your web browser it probably opens up in a viewer of some kind. Even my link is not really a ink to show (in normal html terms), just a workaround to overcome its "Googleness"
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