Hi - You can use databinding to plug in your photoID dynamically.
<mx:Script> var photoID:Number = 1234; </mx:Script> <mx:Image id="myImage" source="http://www.mySite.com/pictures/{String(photoID)}.jpg" /> -deepa -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of yaagcur Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:37 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Sourcing an image using a variable in URL (Flex 2) I have a line <mx:Image id="myImage" source="http://www.mySite.com/pictures/1234.jpg"/> which I want to generalise using a variable photoID to something like <mx:Image id="myImage" source="http://www.mySite.com/pictures/"+photoID+".jpg"/> This produces a compile error as the " appears before end of URL. I tried the " option but just get the broken image icon as a result Any ideas what correct dode is , please -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
![http://www.mySite.com/pictures/1234.jpg"/](http://www.mySite.com/pictures/1234.jpg"/){kind=link}
![http://www.mySite.com/pictures/"+photoID+".jpg"/](http://www.mySite.com/pictures/"+photoID+".jpg"/){kind=link}