# SVG view in Perspective

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-view-in-perspective/78661>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [September 1, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-view-in-perspective/78661 "2023-09-01T09:29:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-view-in-perspective/78661/2 "2023-09-01T10:45:24Z")

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> [@g.cascales](#):
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> Use the same script above, but pointing directly to the .svg file. Nothing shown in the Image component, although something is written into the tag.

what is written here?

**you could try storing your image here** :

```auto
C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\webserver\webapps\main\xx.svg

```

and call it in your imgcomponent directly with /xx.svg

> [@Pdf viewer and source path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-and-source-path/53487/4):
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> hm seems to not update refs when put directly in the root… try putting it in the folder main C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\webserver\webapps\main it works with the same source url

(**note igntion will lock this file (on windows?)** so you wont be able to just delete/update it. Unless you use this:  
[Unblock and Delete files that have been locked by Java](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unblock-and-delete-files-that-have-been-locked-by-java/60194))

Or there is a module that could be interesting to check, to store it in a db

> [@Automation Professionals' Blob Server Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-blob-server-module/57970):
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> Automation Professionals is pleased to announce an alpha release of its new Blob Server Module. Available only for Ignition v8.1, here. The Blob Server Module provides a simple way to deliver images, PDF files, or other binary content from a database to your Perspective clients or other web applications. Without needing the WebDev module. All you need is a Named Query that has appropriate security settings and returns a single row with two columns: Content, and ContentType. Modest documentati…

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