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Not Able to Display .bmp Images Extracted from BLOB Column Using an RTF Layout Template (Doc ID 396258.1)

Last updated on APRIL 04, 2025

Applies to:

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) - Version 5.6.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Using XML Publisher 5.6.2 cannot display bmp images stored as BLOB data types.


STEPS
The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Create a data template to extract the BLOB bmp data.
2. Create a layout template to display it.
3. Test, the bmp image is not displayed.

Cause

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