How to embed images in a HTML (newsletter) file? 
We are creating an email newsletter and are having trouble embedding
image files within it. The newsletter is exported from Access and then
reformatted into an HTML file so anyone reading it can do so using a
browser (most readers use IE). We want to embed image files (they are
client logos) so that the document works as a standalone. It does not
require the user to be online and to download the files How do we do
this? Thanks in advance for your help. Just shout if you need more
information.

Tim Houghton

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Request for Question Clarification by leapinglizard-ga on 20 Sep 2004 03:07 PDT

Can you pack the newsletter into an archive together with the images?
If so, then when the user unpacks everything into a folder of his
choosing, the images will be in the same directory as the HTML file,
or, if you so choose, in a subfolder alongside the HTML file. In the
HTML code, you may then refer to the images using relative pathnames.
Would such a solution work for you?

leapinglizard

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Request for Question Clarification by googleexpert-ga on 20 Sep 2004 03:22 PDT

If you want most readers to download a file for offline reaidng, I would suggest
making .CHM files so that all HTML content and Images can be combined 
to make one file.

Is that what you are looking for?


Reference:

http://www.interclasse.com/scripts/chm.php
http://www.easyhelp.com/screenshots.htm

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Clarification of Question by parallel54-ga on 20 Sep 2004 05:13 PDT

We would like a solution whereby:

a) The email received contains embedded images (this can be done via
Outlook I know).
b) The email also contains an attachment that can be viewed offline
with its images intact. .CHM files sound like the answer. But what
application opens these by default? WORD? The Default Browser?

If you can clarify the .CHM point we may be there.

Tim Houghton

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Request for Question Clarification by googleexpert-ga on 20 Sep 2004 13:13 PDT

CHM files can be opened by Windows Users with the built-in viewer. 
Windows Users do not need to download anything to view .CHM files.


Non-Windows Users however require a separate viewer (nothing huge)  to
view .CHM files.

anyway, you might want to download and view the following example CHM
file to get a feel
on what your readers might experience:

http://www.powerdocuments.com/powerdocuments.chm

I don't personally recommend CHM files for a small, short shelf-life
item such as a newsletter. Leave Help files for Help files and for
training and larger-scale informational projects.

For your purposes, I wonder why you don't just use PDFs?

To convert back you can write small script to split email into parts
and save all links near email ( based on this cid ) and conver links,
that points to cid to local files.