Viewing a picture stored in RT field via plugin

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Problem:Need to be able to view an image saved in an RT field in database #1 from a form in database #2. The user needs to be able to choose a name from a combobox/listbox in database #2 which gives the reference to the appropriate document in database #1 which shows the appropriate picture in a static window frame (table cell or other static location).

I’ve tried copying the RTitem from doc #1 to doc #2, which works great, except that I have to reload the form every time the image changes, since Notes doesn’t refresh RT content on demand. Given that the form in question is an integral part of the UI, this isn’t really an option.

Is there such thing as an image viewer plugin that can take a file attachment from an RT field as its parameter and show it real time? Or is that asking too much?

Any other ideas how this can be done?

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Subject: Viewing a picture stored in RT field via plugin

I don’t know of such a “plugin” off hands, but you could surely look after (or write) a Java applet that would do what you want.

All “notesy” ways of doing this would be based on creating RichText content (even pass-through HTML computed text, that would display the image using an img tag), so I assume they all share the same problem.

Depending on where and how this is actually used, you might get away with Andre Guirard’s classic Refresh RichText without saving FAQ.