pictures from external URL do not show on pages

[edh]

Hi,

I installed cmsmadesimple v1.0beta5. On my website I use pictures whitch are located on another server. Those pictures do not show.
In the content page I use the following code:


You can see my problem on my site: www.compascomputers.nl. From menu Notebooks - Prijslijst - Choose an item and you'll see what I mean. Every notebook model page should have a product picture on the page.

Can I only use pictures from within cms or is there something else wrong?

[czar]

I've seen this problem before.
The solution I used is to double the first letter of the link.
So instead of something like http://www.somesite.com/...  I used http://wwww.somesite.com ...
In your case I suppose somehting like http://ffoto.quote.nl/productinfo/17524/foto/foto.jpg should work.
let me know if this solves the problem.

[tsw]

Works here as it should.

Are you using fckeditor or something?

[wwidow]

>> I've seen this problem before.
>> The solution I used is to double the first letter of the link.
>> So instead of something like http://www.somesite.com/...  I used http://wwww.somesite.com ...
>> In your case I suppose somehting like http://ffoto.quote.nl/productinfo/17524/foto/foto.jpg should work.
>> let me know if this solves the problem.

I've had this problem too and this worked for me also.
I couldn't explain why it worked this way, possible bug in cms?
Anyway, I should give it a try.

[edh]

Thanx! It does work when I double the first letter of the link.

The only thing is that I import the pages from another website and it's an extra change on every new or changing page. Every week about 5 to 10 pages. It should be a simple process.

Yes, I do use FCKeditorX. In beta3 this was no problem, but it's a beta and it works with some extra work, so I'll wait for the next beta release hoping it will be resolved.

[czar]

The only thing is that I import the pages from another website and it's an extra change on every new or changing page. Every week about 5 to 10 pages. It should be a simple process.

Do I understand well that you just copy pages from another website and publish them as your own pages?
Are you sure you are not breaking copy-rights this way?

[edh]

It's an intranet of my supplier. Those product pages are made for us. So no, copyright is not the problem. We just don't want to make all those commercial/ technical info-pages hourselves. No time for that. Too many changes and too much work.

[czar]

It's an intranet of my supplier. Those product pages are made for us. So no, copyright is not the problem.

Ohh, if your supplier agreed you do that, there won't be a problem I suppose.