couldn't load scaled images from appdata folder

Question

My app saves scaled images in the local application data folder.  But those images are not loading.

var filename = "image1.png";
imgelement.src = "ms-appdata:///local/images/" + filename;

the images folder in localdata folder contains the files image1.scale-100.png, image1.scale-140.png and image1.scale-180.png

I can verify it by going to the "username\appdata\local\packages\packagename\LocalState\images".

If I copy the same files in to the app package images folder and if I set the imgelement like

imgelement.src = "/images/" + filename;

the image is loading.

Why are scaled images from local application data folder not loading, while the same images are loading from the package?

Answer 1

Try ms-appx:///
Also, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/Hh781215.aspx

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Answer 2

Thanks Matt, but my problem is the image is not loading from "ms-appdata:///local/images" folder.

I am programmatically saving scaled images in application data in my app.

Only scaled images like image1.scale-100.png, image1.scale-140.png and image1.scale-180.png are not loading when an image tag src set to "ms-appdata:///local/images/image1.png"

Unscaled images are loading fine.

Just to make sure nothing is wrong with the generated image files, I copied those files in to the package. Now when src set to "ms-appx:///images/image1.png" or "/images/image1.png" the scaled image is loading.

What I want is the generated scaled image files to load from application data.

 

Answer 3

Please provide a reproduction app.

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