Hi
I have created a show column to display an image in app. The app is a multi tab app however the image is not showing.
As the image is on a shared google drive i am not using a url but an implicit path such as $Sharename/Folder/ImageName however it does not display .. does anyone know what i am missing ?
Welcome to the appsheet community.
If you want to use photos from Google Drive, make sure the link has been changed. Ensure the Google Drive file permission is set to “Anyone with the link”.
​Option 1: Image (Google Drive)
​Type: SHOW
​Type Detail - Category: Image
​Content : https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=[FILE_ID]) (Replace [FILE_ID] with your link id)
Content : “https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1fp__P-hhr***********q4D1R”
​Option 2: Base64
​Change your image to Base64. https://www.base64-image.de/
​Create a Virtual Column (Type: Image or Show).
​Copy the code into the formula.
I hope these tips help you…
One other good option, besides what Syamsudin mentioned, is to add a new table in your app to store the images. If you ever need to change an image, you would only need to log into the app and update it through a form.
This approach makes maintenance much easier. You would not need to edit all your SHOW columns to update the URL. Instead, your formula could simply use something like:
LOOKUP(“image_name”, “table_name”, “image_name”, “image_path”)
This way, when the image is updated in the table, it will automatically update everywhere it is used in the app.