Re: eRPG; where are my images

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

John wrote:
>I've been writing some RPG-CGI programs(very neat stuff)  but I'm
>having a problem of the browser finding my Images(image.gif)   on
>my <IMG SRC="image.gif">  statement.   How do I point my HTTP
>config to the right IFS directory for the browser to find the image
>file??    Is it a MAP or PASS statement in my HTTP config?

Well, strictly speaking, this question has nothing to do
with the implementation language.  Also, if I'm not mistaken,
I don't think this has much (or anything) to do with the
configuration of the server.

Let's say the URL of your web page (or CGI program) is
"http://www.abc.to/dirname/page.xyz".  Your *browser* will
request the image from URL "http://www.abc.to/dirname/image.gif".
This is all defined in the HTTP spec.

Other examples:

- If you coded <img src="images/image.gif">, the browser would
  send a request for "http://www.abc.to/dirname/images/image.gif".

- If you coded <img src="/images/image.gif">, the browser would
  send a request for "http://www.abc.to/images/image.gif".

Where these files reside on the server system is, of course,
defined by the server configuration.  But in this situation, if
you coded <img src="image.gif">, I would expect the image file
should be in the same directory as the html file or the cgi
program.

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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