URL shows only path and no filename.ext

[olafgleba]

Hi,

this might be a rather silly question, i am afraid.

I like to embed some blog entries from one PW installation into another (separate Domains/Servers). Nothing fancy,- i generate a plain php file in the origin installation, bootstrap PW and do a `$pages->find` to collect the desired entries, then output them in a foreach within this file.  To leave it simple, i will fetch the file with file_gets_contents() later within the target installation and output the delivered markup directely.

Everythings is fine, except that the `url` of the contained image field of an entry only outputs the path to the (correct) image asset folder. But without any filename and extension. And when i set `httpUrl`(which i will need later on the target installation) instead, the string is completely empty.

<? 
echo $item->test_image->url;

// Expected output: `/site/assets/files/98575/test_image.jpg`
// Actual output: `/site/assets/files/98575/`

echo $item->test_image->httpUrl;

// Expected output: `<full-path-to-server>/site/assets/files/98575/test_image.jpg`
// Actual output: ``
?>

I have done similiar things a lot, but i never run into such. And see no difference here. I am afraid, i overlook something very obvious. But don't get it since some hours.

cheers
Olaf

 

[Tiberium]

When the fields are allowing multiple files, then you have to specify the "slot" (It is like an array, beginning with zero):

echo $page->images->eq(0)->url;

Also, possible the keywords 'first' and last:

echo $page->images->first()->url;

// Images and Files fields behave here the same.

Here are the settings in the field. You can also change that behavior:

[olafgleba]

Hi @Tiberium, thanks for your answer. Maximum number of files is set to `1`, Formatted value on `Automatic`. But nonetheless i tried it with the dedicaded array pointer. And see, there is the image! ;-).

While this is not neccessary if in a page template environment, i seem to forget regularly, that for fields which gets crawled in a PW bootstraped no formating/settings is available. Further example, output a date field (which has field format settings) shows up in a bootstraped file just a a raw timestamp. You must format this on place.

Thx again!