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When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

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Kees Smit
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#SPSSStatistics

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

O, I just realise that what goes for .rtf also goes for .doc. My Word doc also references the original location of the pictures.
So unless I send those helpfiles with an instruction where to store the included pictures my users won't be able to see the pictures. Hmm, I'll be back when I think of something...

Regards
kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Thu April 08, 2021 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

A browser might do the job, but you could also give the doc an rtf extension, which might not depend on Word or Word clones.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

Original Message:
Sent: 4/12/2021 6:09:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

O, I just realise that what goes for .rtf also goes for .doc. My Word doc also references the original location of the pictures.
So unless I send those helpfiles with an instruction where to store the included pictures my users won't be able to see the pictures. Hmm, I'll be back when I think of something...

Regards
kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Thu April 08, 2021 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

A browser might do the job, but you could also give the doc an rtf extension, which might not depend on Word or Word clones.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

... but the obvious way of course is to use pdf's.


------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Mon April 12, 2021 06:08 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

O, I just realise that what goes for .rtf also goes for .doc. My Word doc also references the original location of the pictures.
So unless I send those helpfiles with an instruction where to store the included pictures my users won't be able to see the pictures. Hmm, I'll be back when I think of something...

Regards
kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Thu April 08, 2021 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

A browser might do the job, but you could also give the doc an rtf extension, which might not depend on Word or Word clones.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

PDFs will work as well, but Jon is also correct that Statistics RTF exports binhex PNG images directly into the RTF file - no external dependencies. I recall writing that code ~15 years ago :-).


Regards,
Curtis Browning

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CURTIS Browning
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue April 13, 2021 03:39 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

... but the obvious way of course is to use pdf's.


------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Mon April 12, 2021 06:08 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

O, I just realise that what goes for .rtf also goes for .doc. My Word doc also references the original location of the pictures.
So unless I send those helpfiles with an instruction where to store the included pictures my users won't be able to see the pictures. Hmm, I'll be back when I think of something...

Regards
kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Thu April 08, 2021 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

A browser might do the job, but you could also give the doc an rtf extension, which might not depend on Word or Word clones.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

Hi Kees, I received your email but it doesn't contain a return address. Please send me your address and I will send you a reply.

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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue April 13, 2021 03:39 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

... but the obvious way of course is to use pdf's.


------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Mon April 12, 2021 06:08 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

O, I just realise that what goes for .rtf also goes for .doc. My Word doc also references the original location of the pictures.
So unless I send those helpfiles with an instruction where to store the included pictures my users won't be able to see the pictures. Hmm, I'll be back when I think of something...

Regards
kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Thu April 08, 2021 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

A browser might do the job, but you could also give the doc an rtf extension, which might not depend on Word or Word clones.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics

Original Message:
Sent: 4/12/2021 6:09:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

O, I just realise that what goes for .rtf also goes for .doc. My Word doc also references the original location of the pictures.
So unless I send those helpfiles with an instruction where to store the included pictures my users won't be able to see the pictures. Hmm, I'll be back when I think of something...

Regards
kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Thu April 08, 2021 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

A browser might do the job, but you could also give the doc an rtf extension, which might not depend on Word or Word clones.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 3:22:00 PM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: RE: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

Gee, Jon, thanks. I couldn't  get your suggestions to work (both needed externally stored pictures) but along the way I found that SPSS reads .rtf files, so I saved my helpfiles as .docx files, which worked. I just hadn't realised that you can use any file format, provided the appropriate application is present. The XML says the helpfile is xxx.docx and voilà. I mistakenly thought that a browser was at work behind the scenes.

Thanks a lot!

kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit

Original Message:
Sent: Wed April 07, 2021 09:59 AM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

I haven't tried this, but saving your Word file in mht format (single file web page) might work.  That embeds the graphics as hex code in the main document.  Browsers might have some security settings that could interfere, however.

Another likely possibility would be to save as rtf, which would also be a single-file format.

--

Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 4/7/2021 4:36:00 AM
From: Kees Smit
Subject: Pictures in Custom Dialog Help Files

When creating an .spd file or an .spe file the Dialog Builder (V25 and V27) does not include pictures that were included in the intended help file ( an .htm file produced in Word).

I tried two ways:
a) The <helpfile>__files folder that was produced by Word doesn't make it into the .spd/spe
b) I edited the Word file and changed the references to <helpfile>__files\picture to picture and moved the pictures themselves one step up from the folder they were in, and included these picture files in the .spe.

When I manually add either these pictures or the subfolder to the folder indicated by SPSS_CDIALOGS_PATH the helpfile shows as expected, but having to add files manually feels counterintuitive when speaking of automation.

Is there another way to accomplish what I'm looking for?

Regards
Kees

------------------------------
Kees Smit
------------------------------

#SPSSStatistics