loading an image from system.DocumentsDirectory

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

I’ve been successful in downloading an image to the system.DocumentsDirectory and even loading it using 

[lua]

myImage = display.newImage( event.response.filename, event.response.baseDirectory, 60, 40 )

[/lua]

Now that the file is in the DocumentsDirectory, I cannot seen to find a way to access it again using system.pathForFile

Example. There’s now a image file named “180000.png” in the DocumentsDirectory. This is my code to try to load the image.

[lua]

local attendeeImagePath = system.pathForFile( “180000.png”, system.DocumentsDirectory )

local attendeePicture = display.newImageRect( attendeeImagePath,  410, 410)

[/lua]

I’ve also tried this and other variations:

[lua]

local attendeePicture = display.newImageRect( “/DocumentsDirectory/180000.png”, 410, 410)

[lua]

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

#2

The display.newImageRect() API allows you to specify the directory where the files are:

display.newImageRect( [parent,] filename, [baseDir,] width, height )

For example:

local attendeePicture = display.newImageRect( "180000.png", system.DocumentsDirectory, 410, 410)

Rob

#3

Thanks Rob! You are a Miracle! Thanks for all your work on these forums. You’ve saved me time and time again.

And for other people, yes this worked. 

#4

The display.newImageRect() API allows you to specify the directory where the files are:

display.newImageRect( [parent,] filename, [baseDir,] width, height )

For example:

local attendeePicture = display.newImageRect( "180000.png", system.DocumentsDirectory, 410, 410)

Rob

#5

Thanks Rob! You are a Miracle! Thanks for all your work on these forums. You’ve saved me time and time again.

And for other people, yes this worked.