Hi there,
I’m loading a remote image from a series of remote images and placing it in the scene.
But I also have have 2 buttons - one left arrow , one right arrow - and those two buttons need to loade either the next , or previouse, remote image.
So my question is - how do I update the existing remote image to a new one ?
Hope this makes sense, else please just let me know - and I’ll try to elaborate 
Best Wishes
/Thomas
Hi @thomas1,
Loading a remote image essentially creates a normal display object (assuming that the image was successfully downloaded). So, once it’s on screen, it’s just like a normal display object… and that means you can’t “update” it, but instead, you’ll need to remove that one and load another one in its place as a separate object.
Hope this helps,
Brent
Hi Brent,
Thank you very much for you’r reply - unfortunatly I can’t get it to work.
I tried the following ( using storyboard ):
At the start of the script I call : local windImage
Before scene:createScene I have a function with windImage:removeSelf()
3)with in scene:createScene I call : windImage = display.loadeRemoteImage(…)
And later I have a remote listener for the function in step 2.
When I fire the windImage:removeSelf() I get a an error “Attempt to index upvalue ‘windImage’ (a nil value)”
Which lead me to the doc’s where I noticed that the display.loadeRemoteImage has a return type of none - which pretty much explains the nil error.
My question therefor is - how do I remove the display.loadeRemoteImage correctly.
Best WIshes
/Thomas
Thomas,
I think you missed out something in the docs (http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/display/loadRemoteImage.html)
This a convenience method, similar to network.download(), which returns a display object containing the image, as well as saving the image to a file.
You do get back the image @ the network listener thru ‘event.target’. You can also access the image as a downloaded file. I am using it and works fine.
Thomas,
I think you missed out something in the docs (http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/display/loadRemoteImage.html)
This a convenience method, similar to network.download(), which returns a display object containing the image, as well as saving the image to a file.
You do get back the image @ the network listener thru ‘event.target’. You can also access the image as a downloaded file. I am using it and works fine.
Perfect yosu !
Setting assigning the windImage local to event.target in the Networklistner solved the problem.
Thank you so much 
Best Wishes
/Thomas
Hi @thomas1,
Loading a remote image essentially creates a normal display object (assuming that the image was successfully downloaded). So, once it’s on screen, it’s just like a normal display object… and that means you can’t “update” it, but instead, you’ll need to remove that one and load another one in its place as a separate object.
Hope this helps,
Brent
Hi Brent,
Thank you very much for you’r reply - unfortunatly I can’t get it to work.
I tried the following ( using storyboard ):
At the start of the script I call : local windImage
Before scene:createScene I have a function with windImage:removeSelf()
3)with in scene:createScene I call : windImage = display.loadeRemoteImage(…)
And later I have a remote listener for the function in step 2.
When I fire the windImage:removeSelf() I get a an error “Attempt to index upvalue ‘windImage’ (a nil value)”
Which lead me to the doc’s where I noticed that the display.loadeRemoteImage has a return type of none - which pretty much explains the nil error.
My question therefor is - how do I remove the display.loadeRemoteImage correctly.
Best WIshes
/Thomas
Thomas,
I think you missed out something in the docs (http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/display/loadRemoteImage.html)
This a convenience method, similar to network.download(), which returns a display object containing the image, as well as saving the image to a file.
You do get back the image @ the network listener thru ‘event.target’. You can also access the image as a downloaded file. I am using it and works fine.
Thomas,
I think you missed out something in the docs (http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/display/loadRemoteImage.html)
This a convenience method, similar to network.download(), which returns a display object containing the image, as well as saving the image to a file.
You do get back the image @ the network listener thru ‘event.target’. You can also access the image as a downloaded file. I am using it and works fine.
Perfect yosu !
Setting assigning the windImage local to event.target in the Networklistner solved the problem.
Thank you so much
Best Wishes
/Thomas