Binary File rules
Completing the Main tab

Use the buttons on this tab to:

• Upload and embed a binary file (such as an image) from your workstation or network into the rule instance.
• Download a binary file from the rule instance to your workstation.

Field	Description
Relative Path	Optional. Enter a subdirectory of the Web server directory identified by the first key part of the instance. Enter images for files of type JPG, PNG, or GIF.
Image Preview	When the file type is an image, the form contains a preview of the image and indicates the width and height of the image in pixels. In some situations, your Internet Explorer browser may present a stale version of the image. Follow the notes below on clearing the IE cache. In rare situations, your Internet Explorer browser may incorrectly show the image that is saved in the highest version of this rule you can access (rather than the current lower version).
Upload File	Click to upload into this rule a binary file on your workstation or local area network.
Download File	Click to download the binary file associated with this rule to your workstation or local area network.

To upload an image or other binary file

To upload an image file from your workstation into a binary file rule instance:

1. Click  Upload File   to navigate to the file on your workstation or network.
2. Locate the file, and click  Upload File  . A message box confirms when the upload completes.
3. Save the binary file rule.

References to images

You can reference binary file rule images in HTML for display or for correspondence using standard HTML syntax:

<IMG SRC="images/myImage.jpg">

The system automatically extracts the image from the rule into a static directory used by the Tomcat (or other) Web server. It converts the relative path you provide in HTML to the true path that provides the RuleSet version-specific copy of the image.

The Internet Explorer browser has a cache of recently received images. If necessary, clear your Internet Explorer browser cache (Tools > Internet Options > Temporary Internet Files > Delete Files) to see the effect of newly exported images.

To download an image or other binary file

You can extract an image or other file from the binary file rule to your workstation. After the image file is on your workstation, you can display or update it using image editing software:

1. Click  Download File  .
2. Indicate where the system is to place the output file.

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