To insert an image here is the url to use
<img src=" /application_name/static/images/map420x200.png" />
or
URL('static', args='images/map420x200.png')
or simply
URL('static', 'images/map420x200.png') since its only one argument.from the book : http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/4#URL 1. URL('a', 'c', 'f', args=['x', 'y'], vars=dict(z='t')) is mapped into /a/c/f/x/y?z=t a stands for application_name c stands for controller name f stands for function name x and y are arguments z is a variable of type string with value of 't' On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Simon Pickles <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > New to web2py and having trouble with simple HTML in a view. In my > default/index.html: > > > {{=IMG(_src=URL('static','images/map420x200.png'))}} > <img src="static/images/map420x200.png" style="border: 2px; width:420px; > height:200px;"/> > > The first line works, rendering the map png. However, the second HTML > equivalent doesnt. The bordered box appears empty then disappears. Is my > path wrong? > > The app is just created using wizard, and default layout. > > Thanks > > Simon >
