Referencing Images

You can reference images in your application by referencing the substitution string #IMAGE_PREFIX# or including a fully qualified URL to the image.

Verifying the Prefix for the Virtual Image Directory

When you install Application Builder, the installer creates a virtual directory for images. This virtual directory points to the actual path on the file system that contains uploaded images. By default, you reference this virtual directory using the prefix:

/i/

When you first create an application, you must verify this prefix on the Edit Definition page.

To verify the Image Prefix for an application:

On the Workspace home page, click the Application Builder icon.
Select an application.
On the Application home page, click Shared Components.
Under Application, select Definition.
When the Edit Application Definition page appears, locate the Image Prefix field.

By default, this attribute is defined as /i/. Contact your administrator for information about the name of this virtual directory for your installation.

Referencing an Image Using #IMAGE_PREFIX#

When you embed an image in static text (for example, in page headers, region headers, or footers), you can reference the image using the substitution string #IMAGE_PREFIX#. For example, to reference the image go.gif, you would use the following syntax:

<img src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#go.gif">

Referencing Images Using a Fully Qualified URL

Alternatively, you can also reference an image using a fully qualified URL. For example:

<img src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/navbar2000/logo-no-border(1).gif">