Re: Can't see PNG images !

Robert,
Have more time so will answer your questions by quoting them then with my
answer in {... ...}

Are you saying that you don't see any of the graphs (e.g. getting Red-X)
or is there some other symptom about them?
{a square with red x in middle}

Use the Privacy Report (Alt-V,v) and see if you can see them listed
in it. Hint: you will have to keep dragging the Cookie column out of
the way because they are long URLs.

Also use the TIF Viewer (Alt-T,O,Alt-S,V)
- by Details, sorted by Last Accessed (Alt-V,D Alt-V,I,Last Accessed)
and find them in there.

When you find one press Enter on it. Ignore the warning.
What do you see?
{new IE page opens with same square and red x}

Capture the TIF path from the Address bar (Alt-d,Ctrl-c)
and find your sample file's cache name. (Alt-Enter)
Make a note of the Cache name: (I couldn't find any way
to capture it so you're going to have to type some of it
some time.) or just leave the Properties page open
for future reference.

Next switch to a cmd window. (The captured TIF path
should still be in the Clipboard.)

Type: cd /d
Press Space and paste in the captured path (Alt-Space,E,P)
Press Enter.
{path from address bar is in form
file:///D:/Temp/Administrator/Temporary%20Internet%20Files. When I paste
this after 'cd /d ' in cmd window then enter I receive a path not found
error. I have to edit path to 'D:/Temp/Administrator/Temporary Internet
Files' then enter this after 'cd /d ' to switch to the TIF folder}

Find the cached .png file by then entering:
dir/s *intraday*.png
(or however much of the cache'd name you want to enter.)
{search found (sub)folder 'D:\Temp\Administrator\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\CZJ3IWT5' containing file
'3+bbc-thumbnail_thick-line+intraday[1].png'}

Construct the full filename (e.g. in an IE Address bar)
by copying and pasting both the Directory name
(appended by a backslash) and the cached filename.
Press Enter. What happens?
{pasting path and filename, separated by \, into Explorer then clicking <go>
immediately brought up Windows Picture and Fax Viewer showing the graph
correctly!}

Perhaps you should have tried uninstalling your other app instead
of overriding it?
{I am not sure what you mean by uninstalling 'other app'. I can view and/or
manipulate png files using Imaging for Windows, Microsoft Photo Editor,
QuickTime, ACDSee and Paint Shop Pro V8.1. Which, if any, is causing the
problem? I use all these, for different functions, so don't wish to remove
(except Photo Editor) any}

BTW is your other app also on your other machine?
{So that I can walk out of my house and do exactly the same work on the road
as I do at home the laptop is configured to hold all data in the CSC of
offline files and all applications on the workstation are available on the
laptop. Both laptop and workstation are kept up to identical latest version
status. Workstation shows png correctly. end}




"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Thomas D Scotland" <ThomasDScotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:717F22D3-3E97-4C2B-A798-553E9CB4DFC7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Have been away for a few days and other diversion but have worked through
> > (some) of your requests...
> >
> > I can't see any graphs (all .png) but I see all .gif on thee BBC page. I
> > don't have a problem with .jpg or any other image file type.
> >
> > If I run 'regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll' I receive 'DllRegisterServer and
> > DllInstall in shimgvw.dll succeeded' but it doesn't do anything to my
> > filetype or associations!
> >
> > When I run assoc and ftype I receive following:
> > For .png files I have:
> > C:\>assoc | find /i "png"
> > .png=pngfile
> >
> > C:\>ftype | find /i "png"
> > pngfile="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE"
> > "%1"
> >
> > For .gif files I have:
> > C:\>assoc | find /i "gif"
> > .gif=giffile
> >
> > C:\>ftype | find /i "gif"
> > giffile="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE"
> > "%1"
> >
> > My results for following command 'C:\>ftype | find /i "imageview"' are:
> >
> > emffile=rundll32.exe C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
> > Paint.Picture=rundll32.exe
> > C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
> > pjpegfile=rundll32.exe C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
> > TIFImage.Document=rundll32.exe
> > C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
> > wmffile=rundll32.exe C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
> >
> > Now I see that I have missing from my list, compared to yours, entries for
> > giffile and pngfile but what is a mystery to me is that I can view .gif OK
> > but NOT .png. If this really is my problem how do I recover the missing
> > entries for giffile and pngfile under 'imageview'???
>
>
> Thomas,
>
> I think that those file type associations only apply when you open
> a local file having that extension. That is why I asked you to test
> using the TIF viewer. Your observations from what happens when
> you open a web file versus a local file might be useful clues.
> I was mostly trying to get you to explore the scope of the symptom
> and related issues.
>
> The regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll command has in the past restored
> defaults and helped make .tiff files (specifically) renderable by IE.
> I'm not sure why it wouldn't have the same effect with .png files.
>
> Perhaps you should have tried uninstalling your other app instead
> of overriding it?
>
> BTW is your other app also on your other machine? <eg>
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>
>
.

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