I’m trying to add an image to a generated html word document that is embedded in a classic ASP page. The code looks something like this:
<%
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
%>
<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word">
...
<v:shape id="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;
left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:0;margin-top:17.95pt;width:7in;height:116.85pt;
z-index:2;mso-position-horizontal:center;mso-position-horizontal-relative:page;
mso-position-vertical-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="http://xxx/image001.gif" o:title="image001"/>
<w:wrap anchorx="page" anchory="page"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout;position:
absolute;z-index:0;left:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:24px;width:672px;
height:156px'><img width=672 height=156
src="http://xxx/image001.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"></span><![endif]>
The image URL is correct and can be viewed through a browser, however when the word document opens, the image has a red x, with the error message:
The image cannot be displayed. Your
computer may not have enough memory to
open the image, or the image may be
corrupted. Restart your computer, and
then open the file again. If the red x
still appears, you may have to delete
the image and then insert it again.
If i copy the html code and try to open the word document on my local machine, it displays the image correctly. It just doesn’t work when retrieving the document from the server. This happens for any images I try to add. Is there another way to add images to html-generated word documents that can be output from an asp page?
Thanks.
Update:
Something that I’ve noticed is that when copying the word doc code from the asp page, pasting it into a file and renaming it as a word doc, I get this prompt when opening it:
Some of the files in this Web page aren’t in the expected location. Do you want to download them anyway? If you’re sure the Web Page is from a trusted source, click Yes.
If I click Yes, the image displays fine, if I click No, I get the same error as I described above. I’m thinking that because the word doc is coming from an ASP page, it is defaulting the security setting to not display external items. I’ve tried adding the site URL (it is a local intranet site) to my trusted sites and as a trusted location in word, but still no luck.
You could try removing the o:title tag. I’ve found that if that tag is there word tries to embed the image, but will only do so if it is in the proper location. By removing the o:title tag, word just treats it as a link.