Ok, you are trying to deliver the image inline. That requires a different document type in your header. Look at http://wp.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/pushpull.html. Search for multipart/mixed on the page. There is a brief description and an example that should help you get this done. Another way would be reference the script that produces the image as the source for the image. Pass the text as part of the query string. When your script returns the image, include the header ("Content-type: image/jpeg") followed by the image. Do not send any other content. I find this method a little easier to manage. Let's call your script "makeimage.php", your variable name "text" and the text to show "A sample string". Include an image tag in the page you are returning: <img src="makeimage.php?text=A sample string"> You can test the image appearance by going directly to: http://www.yourdomain.com/makeimage.php?text=A sample string I hope this make ssome sense to you. > ------------Original Message------------ > From: "MikeA" <mavila@xxxxxxxx> > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, Jan-18-2005 3:55 PM > Subject: Re: Output Image from Db to Browser > > I've tried both ways. I call the function from within the <IMG > SRC=....."> and I have tried to echo > it outside of that. > > Which is the best way and/or the proper way? I still cannot get it to > work but I have one more > thing to try that a gentleman just sent. > > Any ideas are certainly welcome! > > Mike > > "Randy Clamons" <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:20050118143748.1305818999.randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Mike, > > I'm wondering, are you trying to send the image inline with the rest of > the page, or is it response > to an img tag? > > Randy Clamons > Systems Programming > Astro-auction.com > > > > ------------Original Message------------ > > From: "Wagner, Aaron" <aaron.wagner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "MikeA" <mavila@xxxxxxxx>, php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Tue, Jan-18-2005 12:53 PM > > Subject: RE: Output Image from Db to Browser > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: news [mailto:news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of MikeA > > > Sent: January 17, 2005 17:31 > > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Output Image from Db to Browser > > > > > > > > > I am trying to output a JPG image to the browser without > > > creating a file. I have tried several > > > things but nothing seems to work. I sure could use a whole > > > lot of help right now! LOL Going crazy > > > trying to figure this out. But I know there are PHP gurus > > > out there that will have the answer in 2 > > > seconds. Hopefully I'll be at that level someday too! > > > > > > The image comes from a MySQL Blob. The closest I get is a > > > string of garbage on the browser display. > > > I cannot get it to display a pictures. > > > > > > Suggestions, comments, help, almost anything is appreciated. > > > PLEASE help me! Project due in a week. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > if( mysql_num_rows($result) == 1 ) > > > { > > > //header('Content-type: image/*'); > > > $fileContent = mysql_result($result,0); //,$blobfield); > > > echo $fileContent; > > > > > > //$theimage = imagecreatefromstring ($fileContent); > > > > > > //echo imagejpeg ( $theimage); > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > Here is how I'm doing it in a Call Flow setting. > > > > --------------------------------- > > <?php > > // -- program to dynamically create call flows from DB calls. > > // -- The jpeg created here has to be within it's own frame\window > with > > it's own header. > > // -- maybe a iframe. > > > > //variables passed into script > > //$txt = 'sometext' > > //$shapetype = 'eclipse' > > //$shapetype = 'polygon' > > //$shapetype = 'rectangle' > > > > if ($txt == ''){ > > $txt = "A Simple Text string \n A Simple Text string \n A Simple > > string A Simple Text string A Simple Text string A Simple Text string > A > > Simple Text string A Simple Text string A Simple Text string A Simple > Text > > string "; > > }else if (substr($txt, 0,6) == '<html>'){ > > print stripslashes($txt); > > die(); > > } > > > > switch($shapetype){ > > case'eclipse': > > $xshape_buffer = 25; > > $yshape_buffer = 25; > > break; > > case'rectangle': > > $xshape_buffer = 30; > > $yshape_buffer = 50; > > break; > > case'polygon': > > $xshape_buffer = 25; > > $yshape_buffer = 25; > > break; > > } > > // declare variables > > $fontType = 5; > > $fontPixelWidth = imagefontwidth($fontType); > > $fontPixelHeight = imagefontheight($fontType); > > $line_width = 50; > > $txt_len = strlen($txt); > > //------------------------ > > > > $arr_txtStart = preg_split("/\s\b/", $txt, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY); > > $num_lines = count($arr_txt); > > > > $s = ''; > > $arr_txt=array(); > > $i=0; > > foreach($arr_txtStart as $word){ > > $len_s = strlen($s); > > $len_word = strlen($word) + 1; //add 1 for spaceadded > > if(preg_match("/\r/i", $word )){ > > // print "1-$i-$word1<br>"; > > $s = $s." ".$word; > > $arr_txt[$i] = trim($s); > > $s = ''; > > $i++; > > }else if (($len_s + $len_word)<$line_width){ > > // print "2-$i-$word<br>"; > > $s = $s." ".$word; > > }else{ > > // print "3-$i-$word<br>"; > > $arr_txt[$i] = trim($s); > > $s = $word; > > $i++; > > } > > } > > $arr_txt[$i] = $s; //add the remaining text to the array > > $num_lines = count($arr_txt); > > // create a shape width set to $line_width plus ?? pixels as a buffer > > $xsize = ($fontPixelWidth * $line_width) + $xshape_buffer; > > $ysize = (($fontPixelHeight) * $num_lines) + $yshape_buffer; > > > > //print "x- $xsize y- $ysize"; > > //die(); > > if ($xsize < 475){ > > $xsize = 475; > > } > > if ($ysize < 170){ > > $ysize = 170; > > } > > > > > > //array_push($arr_txt, "x_size $xsize | y_size $ysize | str > > len".strlen($txt) ); > > //------------------------------------ > > > > $im = imagecreate ($xsize, $ysize) or die ("Cannot Initialize new GD > > image stream"); > > //$im = imagecreate(450, 150) or die ("Cannot Initialize new GD image > > stream"); > > > > //header ("Content-type: image/jpeg"); > > //$background_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 229,255,150); > //yellow > > //$background_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 255,255,255); //white > > $background_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 0,0,0); //black > > $poly_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 0, 150, 100); //green > > $text_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 255,255,255); //white > > > > //declare point values for the polygon > > $p[0] = $xsize/2; > > $p[1] = 0; > > $p[2] = $xsize; > > $p[3] = $ysize/2; > > $p[4] = $xsize/2; > > $p[5] = $ysize; > > $p[6] = 0; > > $p[7] = $ysize/2; > > > > if ($shapetype == "polygon"){ > > imagefilledpolygon($im, $p, 4, $poly_color); > > }else if($shapetype == "rectangle"){ > > imagefilledrectangle ($im, 5, 5, ($xsize-5), ($ysize-5), > $poly_color); > > }else if($shapetype == "eclipse"){ > > $poly_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 246, 133, 137); //pink > > imagefilledellipse ($im, ($xsize/2), ($ysize/2), ($xsize), ($ysize), > > $poly_color); > > }else{ > > die("No Flow ID Selected"); > > } > > // --------------------------- string formatting > > ------------------------------------- > > //find the rough middle of the string > > > > if (strlen($txt) <= $line_width){ > > $middle = (($xsize/2) - ($fontPixelWidth * (strlen($txt)/2))); > > }else { > > $middle = ($xsize/2) - ($fontPixelWidth * ($line_width/2)); > > } > > > > if ($shapetype == "polygon"){ > > //$poly_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 255, 255, 255); > > //$text_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 0,0,0); > > imagecolortransparent($im, $text_color); > > imagerectangle ($im, 0, 0, ($xsize), ($ysize), $poly_color); > > $nl=(($ysize/2)-(($num_lines/2)*$fontPixelHeight)); > > }elseif ($shapetype == "eclipse"){ > > if ($txt_len > 1000){ > > $poly_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 255, 255, 255); > > $text_color = imagecolorallocate ($im, 0,0,0); > > imagecolortransparent($im, $text_color); > > imagerectangle ($im, 0, 0, ($xsize), ($ysize), $poly_color); > > } > > $nl=(($ysize/2)-(($num_lines/2)*$fontPixelHeight)); > > array_push($arr_txt, ""); > > array_push($arr_txt, ""); > > $sp = ($xsize/2) - ($fontPixelWidth * 5); > > $newsp = ($sp - $middle)/$fontPixelWidth; > > for ($r=1;$r < $newsp;$r++){ > > $spacer .= ' '; > > } > > //print "$sp | $newsp | $middle |$spacer|"; > > array_push($arr_txt, "$spacer End of Flow"); > > }elseif ($shapetype == "rectangle"){ > > $nl=(($ysize/2)-(($num_lines/2)*$fontPixelHeight)); > > } > > > > for ($i=0;$i < (count($arr_txt));$i++){ > > imagestring ($im, $fontType, ($middle), ($nl), > > trim(stripslashes($arr_txt[$i])), $text_color); > > $nl += 12; > > } > > //sequence number in top left corner of flow > > imagestring ($im, 0, (5), (5), $seqnum, $text_color); > > //$seqnum > > //$tmpfilename = 'temp'.(md5(uniqid("", TRUE))).'.jpg'; > > //print $tmpfilename; > > //die(); > > > > header ("Content-type: image/jpeg"); > > ImageJPEG($im, "", 70); > > imagedestroy($im); > > ?> -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php