problem with table background image

[MDanz]

i swear i've done this correctly but its not working.

 

$imagelocation = $row_data['imagelocation'];

$image = "<img src='$imagelocation' width='144px' height='100px'>";

 

when i do this and then echo $image, it works.

 

now when i try to input it in here as background... the VALIGN= middle part shows instead of the $image.

 

<td width='147px' height='110px' background='$image' VALIGN='middle'>

 

 

[ignace]

What do you mean by the valign=middle part shows? Your image is vertically centered?

[MDanz]

i mean it shows the text VALIGN='middle..

 

it should show the image but its not...

 

this is weird i dont see where i've gone wrong... if i echo $image it shows the image...

[Bricktop]

Hi MDanz,

 

If:

 

$image = "<img src='$imagelocation' width='144px' height='100px'>";

 

Then you're essentially saying:

 

<td width='147px' height='110px' background='<img src='$imagelocation' width='144px' height='100px'>' VALIGN='middle'>

 

Which wouldn't work.  Give the following a try:

 

<td width='147px' height='110px' background='$imagelocation' VALIGN='middle'>

[MDanz]

yeh that works but doesn't resize..

 

 

when i do the "<img src='$imagelocation' width='144px' height='100px'>" it actually resizes the image to that size..

 

if using $imagelocation is the only way to do this, how do i get it to resize the image to those dimensions(144,100px)?

[Bricktop]

Hi MDanz,

 

You can't resize an image on a td background.  You could use CSS to change repeat settings and the location, or perhaps there is a Javascript function that would resize a td background image?

 

Would the below do what you need?

 

<td width='147px' height='110px' VALIGN='middle'>'$image'</td>

[ignace]

You mean:

 

<td width='147px' height='110px' VALIGN='middle'>$image</td>

[Bricktop]

You mean:

 

<td width='147px' height='110px' VALIGN='middle'>$image</td>

 

haha, indeed I do!

 

Thanks