I have a PDF document with one first page where I want to put a image based on the path + filename of the external image-file (JPG).
If I change the picture (keeping path and filename), I want that the image on this (PDF) first page, automatically show the right image/picture
Target: I have two pictures (one file with a blue car "bluecar.jpg" and another file with a red car "redcar.jpg") On that PDF first-page, I want to display the content of my JPG-File: c:\temp\car.jpg
Scenario / desired solution: If I save the image of the "blue car" with the filename: c:\temp\car.jpg ... in the PDF document should be the "blue car"
If I save the image of the "red car" in the same path with the same filename: c:\temp\car.jpg ... in the PDF document should be displayed the "red car" image
How can I show images in a PDF document (can be done with FoxIT or ADOBE) based on the real file content ? ... like fields displaying data based on the external .FDF file ?
I try to put an image and test if I change the original file, that image would change... but it keeps still the same image, that I used at the first time.
No image automatically refresh will happen...
This is perfectly possible in a PDF, but yet again impractical outside of a corporate or personal user domain where the paths are secured.
from https://superuser.com/questions/368486/link-to-image-within-pdf-and-have-the-image-displayed/1809997#1809997
Really I don't see the value it is easier to use a viewer with 2 images or write 2 separate PDFs without field annotation or hyperlink annotation. any command line script can use multiple images but needs to allow for image file size thus not a working way to fix a pdf as constant.
However below it is done by "imagestreaming". So here the Minimal Working Example filename is very simply "imagestream.jpg" note the remote image filesize is not declared , making it more workable as a constant wrapper. However, the pixel area (density of JPG) is fixed, so here we set that remote width by height in number of pixels.
The security in Adobe Products now requires the source file folder be added as secured. Most other viewers will simply fail to run such framed contents since they could be on the dark side.
First Acrobat challenge:
so you add:
Note due to web cut and paste affecting line endings (0D 0A) then when I save above in my device the tail needs to become (note the progressive adding of 1 then 2 then 3!).
You need to replace car image then close and reopen the PDF to see the change since Adobe locks files whilst open. Foxit has a security switch where that may be overridden, however I could not get such files to work in Foxit or other PDF viewers.