Attaching a photo

[Jerrylynnb]

How do I do this? I have a jpg (about 40k) on my h/d and I would like to attach it to my short post - when I go to "manage attachments", and try to upload this jpg, it comes in as blank (big question mark) - I can see it plainly on my h/d, so, anyone here who does this please instruct me.

Update: Ok, so I see that the photo DID get uploaded ok. Nevermind above question.

Real question: Does anybody know what these things are called? I think I bought them at a grocery store a while back - they were in a bag just hanging on one of the shelves - but I need some more and now I can't find them anywhere. I look on amazon but I don't know what to call them. What they are is resealers for plastic containers - they SNAP to and make an airtight seal, and they work really good - they are also cheap. If anyone knows what these are called, or where I can buy some more, please advise.


Update 2: Yeah, I see that the photo needs to be clicked on by the viewer - how do I get it to EXPAND inline so that the viewer can see the photo while reading the post without having to "click"
on the jpg name?

[Shami-Amourae]

Clamp Sealer
http://www.amazon.com/Easyfashion-Kitchen-Colorful-Plastic-Sealing/

[Jerrylynnb]

THANKYOU, Shami! How did you know that so quickly?!!!!

Now, do you know how to make a photo expand to visibility INLINE?

Thanks again.

[Shami-Amourae]

THANKYOU, Shami! How did you know that so quickly?!!!!

Now, do you know how to make a photo expand to visibility INLINE?

Thanks again.

I'm intelligent.

http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7848&d=1441818752

Like this:

(Remove the !!!!)

[!!!!img]http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7848&d=1441818752[/img]

Click your upload link and copy paste the URL and type UB [img] code around it.

[Dogman]

[ img] place image link here [ / img ]

But remove all spaces in the example.

Or in the menu bar third from the right click and then select if from your computer or from a url, if from a url past the link to the image. If from your computer , find it on the computer and select it and ether way upload them.

Hope this helps.

[madfranks]

Also, if you want to upload your own photo, go to postimage.org, upload it, get the link, then do what dogman says above.

[Serpo]

http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7848&d=1441818752


I right clicked on jerrys jpg , it opened in another page and then I dragged and dropped it into reply page.

My wife uses these to seal bags also.


Can also be used if you suffer from incontinence.....hahaha

[Jerrylynnb]

This is a test (using Dogman's instructions about postimage.org);

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/63258c06/

OK, it didn't work.

Here is a copy of what I typed in on the "Reply to thread" page:

"http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/63258c06/"

Where do I type this? When I go to edit my post, I see that string of characters is still present, but, it doesn't put the picture in my post? So I am a dunce, please tell me where I type in the string of characters so that it will appear with my post.

OK, it isn't even repeating the characters I entered: so, I'll omit the punctuation and show what I typed - using periods for the brackets and slashes and colons:

".img.http...postimg.org.image.rpam6ax8f.63258c06.. .img."

Where am I supposed to type this? (using brackets, slashes, and colons where I substituted periods so as to show what I typed).

By the way, uploading to postimg.org went ok - I can see my image just fine at that address.

Also, when I tried to "click and drag" the image from the postimg.org page to this reply
, it didn't transfer - can you figure it, Serpo?

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/

[Dogman]

This is a test (using Dogman's instructions about postimage.org);

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/63258c06/

OK, it didn't work.

Here is a copy of what I typed in on the "Reply to thread" page:

"http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/63258c06/"

Where do I type this? When I go to edit my post, I see that string of characters is still present, but, it doesn't put the picture in my post? So I am a dunce, please tell me where I type in the string of characters so that it will appear with my post.

OK, it isn't even repeating the characters I entered: so, I'll omit the punctuation and show what I typed - using periods for the brackets and slashes and colons:

".img.http...postimg.org.image.rpam6ax8f.63258c06.. .img."

Where am I supposed to type this? (using brackets, slashes, and colons where I substituted periods so as to show what I typed).

By the way, uploading to postimg.org went ok - I can see my image just fine at that address.

Also, when I tried to "click and drag" the image from the postimg.org page to this reply
, it didn't transfer - can you figure it, Serpo?

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/


Did you piss off god or someone in your life?

;)

Sorry I could not help myself and have not a clue of the whys you are having problems, unless you are missing something all here has posted to help you here?

[Shami-Amourae]

This is a test (using Dogman's instructions about postimage.org);

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/63258c06/

OK, it didn't work.

Here is a copy of what I typed in on the "Reply to thread" page:

"http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/63258c06/"

Where do I type this? When I go to edit my post, I see that string of characters is still present, but, it doesn't put the picture in my post? So I am a dunce, please tell me where I type in the string of characters so that it will appear with my post.

OK, it isn't even repeating the characters I entered: so, I'll omit the punctuation and show what I typed - using periods for the brackets and slashes and colons:

".img.http...postimg.org.image.rpam6ax8f.63258c06.. .img."

Where am I supposed to type this? (using brackets, slashes, and colons where I substituted periods so as to show what I typed).

By the way, uploading to postimg.org went ok - I can see my image just fine at that address.

Also, when I tried to "click and drag" the image from the postimg.org page to this reply
, it didn't transfer - can you figure it, Serpo?

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/


Right click on the image on that link.

Select Copy Image Location.

Use that URL.

It should come out to being:
http://s27.postimg.org/rcj804eyr/Snaps.jpg

[Cebu_4_2]

Right click on the image on that link.

Select Copy Image Location.

Use that URL.

It should come out to being:
http://s27.postimg.org/rcj804eyr/Snaps.jpg


http://s27.postimg.org/rcj804eyr/Snaps.jpg

[cheka.]

[ img] place image link here [ / img ]

But remove all spaces in the example.

Or in the menu bar third from the right click and then select if from your computer or from a url, if from a url past the link to the image. If from your computer , find it on the computer and select it and ether way upload them.

Hope this helps.

when I click that third button on the right, this is what happens:

7852

when I manually enter that stuff from c prime I get this:

https://cdn.vectorstock.com/i/composite/20,69/gold-coin-vector-632069.jpg

[madfranks]

Right click on the image on that link.

Select Copy Image Location.

Use that URL.

It should come out to being:
http://s27.postimg.org/rcj804eyr/Snaps.jpg

When I said "get the link" I meant the link ending with the file type, per Shami's instructions.

If you are using firefox, right click the image and select "view image" and you can see the true image link.

Jerrylynnb, the good news is, after this you should have it down pat!

[Dogman]

when I click that third button on the right, this is what happens:

http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7852&stc=1

when I manually enter that stuff from c prime I get this:

https://cdn.vectorstock.com/i/composite/20,69/gold-coin-vector-632069.jpg Do you smoke cigars?

Lmao..

[cheka.]

Do you smoke cigars?

Lmao..

not yet

I cant even get a toe wet with my stash...much less dive into it :)

http://i.imgur.com/cPGPKLZ.jpg

[Jerrylynnb]

I think what I am missing is somewhere at the beginning.

Start here: I am reading a thread and decide to post a reply. So I click on the blue icon down at the lower left hand corner that has white letters saying "+Reply to Thread".

I get a window with a blue header line with the white letters saying "Quick Reply", and a box where I can enter text from my keyboard. So, I enter my message and then I want to include a photo that will expand.

I already know how to get a URL for my image that I uploaded to postimg.org, so, I tried just entering that string of text for the URL (which I get by highlighting and then clicking CTRL-C) between two bracketed IMG tags, which is what I thought was where I was supposed to enter the URL string of characters. But, when I do that, and then click on "Post Quick Reply" at the lower right, my text goes out there OK but the image doesn't expand.

So, obviously, I need to enter that string of characters for the URL somewhere else - so, where do I "use that URL"? Do I need to click on "Go Advanced" instead of "Post Quick Reply"? I don't know, but, I'm sure it is something simple because so many of you guys know how to do it - I am missing something at the beginning that you probably think is so obvious you don't have to specifically spell it out.

I am going to end this reply by again entering the string of characters for the URL between bracketed IMG strings, so, it will be clear what I am doing and maybe someone can tell me what I am doing wrong.

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/

[Dogman]

Maybe I am wrong, but how long have you been messing with computers..

I think you have posted you are getting into older than dirt age wise as our beloved Ponce.

If a old hand and have not had problems with other forums posting pics then there is a problem.

But if new, well that is a different story.

Just checking my memory,

You are in texas?

Lots of good advice on this thread, but all has assumed you know something about posting attachments.

No disrespect, at all, coming from one that is starting to petrify around the edges myself, but have messed with these (computers) dam things for over 30 years or more!

[Glass]

I use the Insert Image ICON on the Quick Reply tool bar. It is the 3rd icon from the far right.

I click that ICON. Then I make sure that the From URL tab is selected.
Sometimes if flips to the other tab for some reason and my link won't post properly.
I paste in the image URL into the box.
I uncheck the check box "Retrieve remote file and reference locally".
I click OK.

The image file must have a recognized extension such as .jpg or .gif .
File types such as .img, .png is not a recognized extension and will not display. Most likely you would get a small embedded icon of a broken picture.

[Dogman]

Am trying to get a base line on what he knows.

Info overload is just as bad as none at all!

What we take for granted may not be the same for others.

Maybe a utube how to do vid would work for him?

Sent from my Nexus 7

[Jerrylynnb]

http://postimg.org/image/rpam6ax8f/

Thanks, Glass, but, I did as you wrote, clicking on that "insert image" icon, selecting "URL" (instead of from my compuer), and unchecked the check box for "remote....", then clicked "OK", and, my post showed up blank. I am editing my post, and, I can see the string of characters that got generated and I'll copy them below, using spaces between punctuation so it will show up:

[ IMG ] http : / / postimg.org / image / rpam6ax8f /[ / IMG ]

So, something must be wrong with my PC, or my system, or something!!!???

Just to be sure, I copied that URL and pasted it onto a "new window", and, sure enough, my image out on postimg.org shows up, so I KNOW that is the correct URL.

Now, it occurs to me that maybe the URL isn't quite right, due to the post by Shami about selecting "copy image location" from the postimg.org page - so, I just did that and it gives me a different URL string,
so, I'll give it a try now. This is the string I get when following Shami's "copy image location" suggestion:

[ IMG ] http : / / s27.postimg.org / rcj804eyr / Snaps.jpg [ / IMG ]

with spaces inserted so it will show up. Since I am in edit mode, clicking "save" now.


http://s27.postimg.org/rcj804eyr/Snaps.jpg


Well, BINGO! It worked. Ok, so for some reason, I have to use a URL that is different than the URL that appears up on the address line, but, is returned when you click "copy image location", as per Shami's post above.

Ok, I got it now. I might have more images to attach (and expand) on future posts, now that I see how easy it is.

Dogman, I spent 30 years working with IBM mainframe computers, application programming, systems programming, and interactive programming, specializing in large systems. I started out on punch card machines writing aseembly language programs, and, eventually we got terminals and something callled ISPF (Interactive Systems Programming Facitlity) which made writing ALC programs far more easy - we could pump out code at a much accererated rate. Then, we got PC's , using windows groups, with an interface to make the PC look like an IBM terminal. I finished up my career doing Y2K for a large insurance company, where I had to read every line of ALC, COBOL, PL1, and FORTRAN code for about 80,000 lines worth. I found over 200 instances where Y2K would have crashed the system, and it took about 2000 lines of additional code make everything compliant with Y2K. In 2003, I visited with the folks at the company and they told me that everything worked like a charm - that was the ending of my career. My specialty was what they call today , scripting, as oppossed to "interactive" programming, so, I have always had trouble with programming systems that are not scripted, but, require interacting in real time. I never bothered to learn HTML, which I assume is what these tags and special codes are interacting with, so, that is why I have to have every little detail spelled out. They way I did my job at IBM was to read the manuals, very technical manuals, and, they were written so that every little detail was spellled out in complete detail. That has never been the case with PC"s, and especially not with the internet - mostly you get someone who already knows how to show you, and, then you got it. I don't think I have actually attached photos on the web yet (maybe I have and just don't remember), but, now that I know how, I'll be doing that probably. I know how to attach a photo to gmail, and I also am an amateur photoshop daddler, as well as MSPAINT, so, I do believe sometimes a photo is better than a 1000 words, so, look for more to come.

A fable: If a person who knew nothing about locks and keys was handed a housekey and told to go next door and "use this key", he would first need to know the folllowing; a) hold the key between your index finger and thumb; b) stick the key, with the jagged end up, in that little slotted hole in that center of the door knob, c) gently turn clockwise, and, then, turn the doorknob clockwise and enter the house. That is the level of minute details that I got used to reading IBM technical manuals. I miss it when it comes to the PC world, but, it is OK, you pick it up by just fumbling around and some helpful souls explain it to you.

[Dogman]

Do not give up!

Sent from my Nexus 7

[Glass]

What browser are we using?

I'm using FireFox.

I didn't say in my earlier post. I do not include the tags when I post the image URL into the box. Just the URL on it's own. The box adds in the tags.

[Dogman]

Fairly sure it is not your computer or system but that is what we all blame first, and then screw it up making changes that end up unrelated to the problem but can end up having to reinstall the op system!

Keep trying!

Sent from my Nexus 7

[Jerrylynnb]

I edited my post at the bottom of page 2, which explains it all.

But just to bring it home, here is another photo of a different
gadget I found while looking for the clamps.

It is called an orange peel cutter. It is a plastic ring-like
device with an extended sharp point with just the right distance
from the edge of the "holder" to penetrate the skin of the orange
peel, but not cut into the orange sections (to avoid splattering
orange juice on your hand). You just hold the cutter between the
tip of your index finger and thumb, run it along the edge of your
orange (see photo, YAHOO!), and, voila, you cut into the peel enough
that you can proceed to unpeel it with bare fingers.

I think they were about a dollar fifty cents.

The postimg.org address line is:

http://postimg.org/image/9ac53b0u1/43f4c004/

http://s12.postimg.org/wbsq920hp/Orangepeeler.jpg

[PatColo]

Image Bank Thread (http://gold-silver.us/forum/forumdisplay.php?56-Image-Bank-Thread)


Attach images here and link in via [img ] tags.



... for pasting images to GSUS server, whether your own homebrewed image, or a copy of one hosted elsewhere on the internets. Just linking to an image hosted at another server/website runs the risk that the remote image site goes offline; then the image will disappear from your reply here @ GSUS too.

Only diff between attaching your image in the GSUS image bank thread then linking to it in your reply, and attaching the image to your actual thread reply as in your OP here, is that your reply will be a little prettier, and the image will be easier to find again in the future if you have reason to link to it again here or elsewhere on the 'nets.

[madfranks]

I edited my post at the bottom of page 2, which explains it all.

But just to bring it home, here is another photo of a different
gadget I found while looking for the clamps.

It is called an orange peel cutter. It is a plastic ring-like
device with an extended sharp point with just the right distance
from the edge of the "holder" to penetrate the skin of the orange
peel, but not cut into the orange sections (to avoid splattering
orange juice on your hand). You just hold the cutter between the
tip of your index finger and thumb, run it along the edge of your
orange (see photo, YAHOO!), and, voila, you cut into the peel enough
that you can proceed to unpeel it with bare fingers.

I think they were about a dollar fifty cents.

The postimg.org address line is:

http://postimg.org/image/9ac53b0u1/43f4c004/

http://s12.postimg.org/wbsq920hp/Orangepeeler.jpg

It sounds like you've got it now, but just as an FYI, the link you posted above is the link to the page where postimage displays the photo, but not the actual location where the image file is stored on their servers. When you "copy image location," you're copying the actual location where the image is stored on the server. If you right click the photo on the postimage link and choose "view image," you'll see the same photo but now the web link will be different and end in .jpg or whatever your photo file type is. This is what gets copied to your clipboard when you "copy image location." :)

[Jerrylynnb]

PatColo, I hate to be picky, but, are you saying that the image that appears on my post just above yours was not "attached", but, only "linked"? The way I got it to expand as part of my post was to upload it from my h/d to postimg.org, then, copy the location from there (using an option from the right mouse click), and then pasteing that URL between bracketed IMG tags on a line immediately following my text.

So, did I only "LINK" to an image, even though it shows up expanded as you read the post? Or did my image get "attached" to my post? I hope you don't think this is a "dumb" question, because, I really don't know and I can see where it does make a difference.

If I have only "linked" my image onto my post, and, the real "jpg" file for my image is on postimg.org, then, I need to know how I go about "attaching" an image from my h/d directly to a post I create in the Image Bank Thread, as you are recommending.

[PatColo]

So, did I only "LINK" to an image, even though it shows up expanded as you read the post? Or did my image get "attached" to my post? I hope you don't think this is a "dumb" question, because, I really don't know and I can see where it does make a difference.

yes in that instance you linked to the jpeg hosted at the remote (non GSUS) postimage server. If postimage.org shuts down one day; your image will not show up in that reply any more. You previously figured out how to attach an image directly to your GSUS reply, where it resides on the GSUS server.

Guessing 99.x% of images you see in replies here at GSUS, including my own image-containing replies, are linked to a remote server/website somewhere. That runs the risk I mentioned in reply 25. Ditto goes for when someone points to an article at a remote website, but they only post the URL and don't paste the full article text, maybe/maybe-not with an "opening paragraph" teaser. If/when remote host goes offline in the future; your GSUS reply merely linking to said remotely hosted article, becomes useless.

A "mixed example" is this thread I posted years ago, http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?42064-V-for-Zionism -- My OP pasted the full text, but embedded half-dozen+ images which were still hosted at wordpress. Author Keith Johnstein, who later flipped & came out as a toxic sandy hoax story shill, since locked his former revoltoftheplebs blog at wordpress; so now none of those images appear in my OP post there... but the article text does coz it's all pasted onto the GSUS server.

[Jerrylynnb]

PatColo, I must really be going senile, because I absolutely don't know how I previously figured out how to attach an image directly to my GSUS reply.

Do you mind pointing me to that reply with that image, because, the only other image I recall was of those "clamps", and, I got them to show up in my reply the very same way - uploading to postimg.org and then copying the location to a line of text in my reply surrounded by bracketed IMG tags.

Is there a good write-up somewhere that gives us all the details about how we "ATTACH" (as opposed to "LINK") an image onto a thread we create in the Image Bank Thread?

[PatColo]

Jerry, in your OP:


How do I do this? I have a jpg (about 40k) on my h/d and I would like to attach it to my short post - when I go to "manage attachments", and try to upload this jpg, it comes in as blank (big question mark) - I can see it plainly on my h/d, so, anyone here who does this please instruct me.

Update: Ok, so I see that the photo DID get uploaded ok. Nevermind above question.

So where you see the "Attached Images" box in your OP, that indicates you've uploaded that image to the GSUS server, and it's attached to that reply.

Others then showed you the "Copy Image Location" trick re how to get that image to appear in your post, without the reader needing to click the .jpg link.

FWIW, I need to wrestle with GSUS/vBulletin's image attachment interface every time I've used it... confusing! :( But it tries to be a one-stop-shop to attach an "element" which can be a .txt, .doc, .pdf etc; not only an image file, all within the limit of the maximum file size, whatever that limit is! :)

[monty]

When I upload an image from my h/d such as this example I get this result.

7855


If I post from a url I get this.


http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Z_OH_6/media/Firearm%20Photos/ColtNewFrontier001.jpg.html?t=1303308184
Or this.

http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/5928/8755050_1.jpg?v=8CC4E156F319F00

[Dogman]

Love case hardening !

Patterns that each is unique and never repeated.

[monty]

When I upload an image from my h/d such as this example I get this result.

7855


If I post from a url I get this.


http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Z_OH_6/media/Firearm%20Photos/ColtNewFrontier001.jpg.html?t=1303308184
Or this.

http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/5928/8755050_1.jpg?v=8CC4E156F319F00


My brother gave me a New Frontier Colt .22 long rifle that was one of the las made in 1970. It has that beautiful case hardened toning.

[Dogman]

Have played doing it both with coal/charcoal and bone, in a very hot reducing atmosphere (sealed container) tossed and heated in a forge. That was full of fun and giggles in the past when playing minor gun smithing.

[monty]

When I upload an image from my h/d such as this example I get this result.

7855


If I post from a url I get this.


http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Z_OH_6/media/Firearm%20Photos/ColtNewFrontier001.jpg.html?t=1303308184
Or this.

http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/5928/8755050_1.jpg?v=8CC4E156F319F00

If I change the photo [/IATTACH] tags [ATTACH]7855 to 7855 i get no image file.

[monty]

If I change the photo [/IATTACH] tags [ATTACH]7855 to 7855 i get no image file.

If I copy the source http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7855&d=1441898982 and paste it into img tags I get this http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7855&d=1441898982