topic Re: LP_XML Converter Built-in images in Libraries & objects

LP_XML Converter Built-in images

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:02:46 GMT

Hi,
I have some problems when trying to embed images in .gsm files. Documentation of LP_XML is so brief...

I have AC15 gsm with extern pictures in separate path - so they have to be loaded in AC15 Lib manager - i dont want this, i want 1 gsm with builtin images, so I convert the gsm to .xml easily, where I have in gdl script something like

UI_PICT "logo.png"... I change it to UI_PICT 1... then create line
<GDLPict MIME="image/png" SectVersion="19" SectionFlags="0" SubIdent="1" path="GDLPict_1.png"></GDLPict> //Mind the Subident=1

Now, when converting back to gsm, I got error from LP_XML - Error during conversion on line x, Error in image section 'GDLPict', invalid MIME type or Image
Png is valid image file, and its png, so the mime is valid too...

When trying to convert this xml to AC16 gsm with AC16 LP_XML its fine! But with AC15 LP_XML it fails like this. The gsm was created in AC15 and it works perfectly, but i just cant embed image into it...

I don't want to be mean but ArchiCAD API documentation, tool's quality, debugging chances and LP_XML documentation and errors handling are so bad ...
I just got 'Unexpected Exception' from LP_XML... i don't like this dev work.

Thx in advance, sorry for my English 😉

Re: LP_XML Converter Built-in images

Jochen Suehlo — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:14:33 GMT

For me the following code works:


<GDLPict MIME="image/png" path="Abtreter/abtreter_angle.png" SubIdent="1" platform="Win" SectVersion="19" SectionFlags="0"></GDLPict>

The path of the image must be (as I think) a subfolder of the path of the gsm-file.

UI_PICT "logo.png"... I change it to UI_PICT 1... then create line
<GDLPict MIME="image/png" SectVersion="19" SectionFlags="0" SubIdent="1" path="GDLPict_1.png"></GDLPict> //Mind the Subident=1

If you named the file to "UI_PICT 1.png", there must be an error, you must name the file "GDLPict_1.png"

Re: LP_XML Converter Built-in images

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:27:42 GMT

On the site opengdl.org written that you have an object to automatically generate commands for further work in XML converter

Jochen Sühlo has written a smart XML_generator_object ...

This object generates different commands or only for embedding images?
There are whether this object freely available for download? And where.

Re: LP_XML Converter Built-in images

Frank Beister — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:14:21 GMT

Embedding pictures is a torture for me too. Jochens tool is not freely available. At least there's no download link.

Re: LP_XML Converter Built-in images

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:06:55 GMT

Joachim wrote:
If you named the file to "UI_PICT 1.png", there must be an error, you must name the file "GDLPict_1.png"

Of course i didn't name it UI_PICT 1.png...
UI_PICT 1 is reference for source image 1 in xml file
In GLDImage tag is Path to GDLPict_1.png which is also the source image named on that correct path... As i said, works fine in AC16 LPXML, but there is a MIME/Image problem in AC15 LPXML