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Can a database with images be exported and the images show up in the exported file?? If so, how?

Chuck

On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 07:00 PM, Charles Roberts wrote:

Can a database with images be exported and the images show up in the exported file?

Charles -- I believe the answer is "no." Exporting as CSV definitely won't work. I have exported such databases as json objects and attempted to import them into Excel, without success. It seems that the export function fails to escape the images into unicode, and the resulting file I'm getting is too small to even possibly contain the images.

If others have done a more rigorous check and met with more success I'd love to hear about it.?

Regards,
Bruce

Thanks Bruce,?
I also would like to hear of a success in this area.? As it is, the database is useless to me.

Chuck

On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 10:07 AM, Charles Roberts wrote:

I also would like to hear of a success in this area.

It's probably not what you're looking for, but I was able to get the db including images.? I had to use the Export Group Data on the Settings page and choose Databases.? Then wait for the email with the download link to the ZIP file, get that, extract it.? The images are not in the data section, but in their own folder under the database name.? Rather convoluted, but will do for a backup.? It wouldn't allow members to do it though.

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Duane,

Thanks.? I've been following this thread and it's good to know the images can be downloaded with the database and saved. :)
BMaverick

Duane......
Thanks for your effort.

The idea of the images is that each one is associated with a specific row in the database. ?Is that relationship re-createable in the process you describe? ?If not, then it's not much good to me.

One wonders why if the database offers the option of including images, that it then will not pick up those images to export with the database....in their respective locations. ?Was this maybe the original intent, and there's just a switch gone bad in the code or something?

Chuck

On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 07:56 PM, Charles Roberts wrote:

Is that relationship re-createable in the process you describe?

Not easily.? You'd have to open the JSON file for the database to find the filename of each image, then go through the subdirectory to find it.? Someone could probably do a kludge program to handle it.? I think the idea of images in the database was sort of a quick fix, so there is room for improvement.

As a bad option, you could do screen prints of the sections of the database, but that would get old quickly.

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Thanks again Duane.....
I need something for the casual user. ?We are creating a catalog of statues, front view, rear view and description. ?I can do it in Excel, but again, one must be well versed with Excel to succeed there..

We have folks looking into Google Docs, but I don't have much hope for that....

The Groups.io database would have been perfect, if it would have worked to our needs.

Regards,
Chuck

How about if I build a database with images in my group and then Export the whole group......will the images then appear in the reconstructed database? ?And, if so, how could I read that file?

Chuck

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 10:38 AM, Charles Roberts wrote:

I need something for the casual user.

There have been some discussions over the last 3 years about having a Print button for databases on the beta group.? You could join one of those to add your support or additions.? A few that I found:


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