Hi All,

I have an unusual error and wondering if anyone can help. In the simple test code below I am downloading a specific .png file from my web server. The file downloads but will not open. Error says it's not a png file. There is nothing wrong with the png on the server, I can download through webmin and open it just fine. I use this code a lot downloading jpgs and never had a problem. The download path on the server is correct, I have been staring at it for hours so it is right. Is there something about downloading and saving a png that I am missing? Should I do something different for png files?

I cant see anything wrong there, but I would have done it:

For some reason, I could not get thatbruce code to work


This works, you can test it as the file exists online.

cogier said

For some reason, I could not get thatbruce code to work

Code (gambas)

1. 'show img
2.   PictureBox1.Picture = Picture.Load["/home/rjr/test/1/channimg.png"]
3.  

it's because he used [angle brackets] not (parenthesis) by mistake.
Picture.Load() is of course a method

BruceSteers said

it's because he used [angle brackets] not (parenthesis) by mistake.
Picture.Load() is of course a method

Code (gambas)

1.  
2.   PictureBox1.Picture = Picture.Load("/home/rjr/test/1/channimg.png")
3.  

Mea culpa! Soooooorryy. ops:

Thanks guys. I solved it. Really embarrassing but it was an ownership problem that i didn't notice.  ops: I could have swore I checked it but I guess I didn't.

Glad to hear it.
BTW (after a bit of actual testing this time   ) the minimal code is, for example:
(I had to use a publicly available web png file)

b

thatbruce said

Glad to hear it.
BTW (after a bit of actual testing this time   ) the minimal code is, for example:

Code (gambas)

1.   Dim thispng As Picture = Picture.FromString(HttpClient.Download("https://www.w3.org/Graphics/PNG/666.png"))
2.   PictureBox1.Picture = thispng
3.  

(I had to use a publicly available web png file)

b

Thanks Bruce!