# \[IGN-2136\]Perspective - reports - How can I show the Images in the Reports from the source of URL/Path? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition80\ **Created:** [March 4, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114 "2021-03-04T18:49:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bnp07786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@bnp07786](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bnp07786)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/1 "2021-03-04T18:49:12Z")
Hi, I’m using perspective and utilizing reports in the Ignition 8, As I have Image saved on certain location and dynamically pull the image from that path and need to show on pdf report. (As I’ve added the path from Image management & also test for URL in the “Key” property of imageShape of report) But I’m not getting preview in the report ![Perspective Report Image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/f/8fd61a2020ba61786ead635403c28ee02e5210b1.png) No Preview:- ![Perspective Report Image No Preview](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/b/ab7ec6da44b811e75df963823f0d3b6b7b3456e9.png) **Please suggest on this** **How can I show the Images in the Reports from the source of URL/Path ?** Regards, Bhavin ---
**Author:** ![bnp07786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@bnp07786](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bnp07786)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/2 "2021-03-09T05:46:53Z")
Hi, Does anyone have the solution for this, please ? Regards, Bhavin ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/3 "2021-10-22T15:56:01Z")
I think the real thing you need here is to be able to supply arbitrary binary as parameters to your report, which you could then use in images. Unfortunately, that’s a pending feature ticket in our backlog. I’ve escalated it’s priority; I’m not aware of any good workaround for this at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![illank86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c77e96/32.png) [@illank86](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/illank86)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/4 "2025-06-06T22:16:25Z")
i need feature as well, i saved image into some path and using webdev to show the image in perspective, but how to do this in reporting? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/5 "2025-06-06T22:20:53Z")
A script data source in reporting can read the gateway filesystem directly, just like WebDev is doing. ---
**Author:** ![illank86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c77e96/32.png) [@illank86](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/illank86)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/6 "2025-06-06T22:26:34Z")
i see thanks, but how if i have multiple image that i need to show in the report, so the total image is dynamic based on user input..? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2136-perspective-reports-how-can-i-show-the-images-in-the-reports-from-the-source-of-url-path/44114/7 "2025-06-06T22:36:00Z")
Build a dataset with a `byte[]` column, use a script to populate that dataset. In the report use a table with "unstructured" rows and drop an image component in the row, bound to the image data column.