Background image

[#1]

Hello!

How can I set remote background image for sheet?

[Gysbert_Wassenaar]

Right click on the sheet, choose properties. Choose Sheet Settings and check the Image option. Then click the change button to select an image.

[#3]

It works if I select image on my computer.

But what I should do if I want put in a url, like http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/652311473/zhe4m61tuh1ts0ofyreq.jpeg ?

[Gysbert_Wassenaar]

That's not possible afaik. You'll have to download the image first. Qlikview stores the image internally when you set it as background image. It doesn't dynamically load the image when you open the qvw document. So you might as well download the image first and save it locally.

[Jason_Michaelides]

I don't think you can make the sheet background link to an online image.  A workaround would be to create a text box the size of the sheet, put the URL in the Text window and select Image from the Representation drop-down.

Hope this helps,

Jason

[#6]

Can you help me, what I need to do to download this file? Can I do it in script?

[#7]

Thank you, Jason. I did it, but I can't solve two problem - how can I stretch textbox dynamically and can't set tiled mode for textbox image

[#8]

😃 I meant where can I do it in code

[Jason_Michaelides]

Only way of dynamically stretching the text box is to use a macro. And I don't think there is a "tiled" mode. Are these really necessary?

[Gysbert_Wassenaar · Accepted solution]

See attached example. The macro needs system access. And I have no idea if this will work if the document is published on qlikview server.