Delete Picture

How do I delete an image from Object Text? When the Read-Only Picture Attribute is True, the image cannot be selected to edit or delete. It is not available in the Properties /Attribute /Object Text window either. The word <picture> appears, but not the image.

I prefer not to delete the object.

Thanks, Don
SystemAdmin - Wed Feb 09 17:47:41 EST 2011

Re: Delete Picture
llandale - Thu Feb 10 12:56:16 EST 2011

Don't deal with 'Pictures' but I see a command
.... bool deletePicture(Object)
which looks promising.

Understand that a 'Picture' is in the OBJECT, not in the Text; but it displays in the main column and LOOKS like its in the Text. This is different than an 'OLE Diagram' which can be in any Text attribute, in fact more than one can be in such an attribute.

DOORS 'Pictures' are clumsy as you've noticed and are really just residual artifacts from DOORS v2 days. I would suggest packaging them in OLE as follows: open MS-Word, create a word-object, paste the picture, close the word-object, select it in Word, copy, and paste it into Object Text. Thus, DOORS sees it as an OLE diagram and its much eaiser to deal with.

  • Louie

Re: Delete Picture
SystemAdmin - Mon Feb 14 07:43:55 EST 2011

llandale - Thu Feb 10 12:56:16 EST 2011
Don't deal with 'Pictures' but I see a command
.... bool deletePicture(Object)
which looks promising.

Understand that a 'Picture' is in the OBJECT, not in the Text; but it displays in the main column and LOOKS like its in the Text. This is different than an 'OLE Diagram' which can be in any Text attribute, in fact more than one can be in such an attribute.

DOORS 'Pictures' are clumsy as you've noticed and are really just residual artifacts from DOORS v2 days. I would suggest packaging them in OLE as follows: open MS-Word, create a word-object, paste the picture, close the word-object, select it in Word, copy, and paste it into Object Text. Thus, DOORS sees it as an OLE diagram and its much eaiser to deal with.

  • Louie

Also, pictures do not show up in traceability columns.

Well, I haven't found a way to make them show up in trace columns...

/Kristian