Pdfmake: Can't use image other than sampleImage.jpg

Created on 15 Sep 2014 · 10Comments · Source: bpampuch/pdfmake

Hello. Whenever I try to add image to my pdf, the scripts generate the following error:

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'embed' of undefined

However when I add sampleImage.img as a source everything seems to be working fine.

{ image: 'sampleImage.jpg', width: 100, height: 100, }

Is there some special requirements which need to be met?
Thanks

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robertstrz

Most helpful comment

Look at this pdfmake documentation snippet:

{
  // under NodeJS (or in case you use virtual file system provided by pdfmake)
  // you can also pass file names here
  image: 'myImageDictionary/image1.jpg'
}

What do they mean by "virtual file system provided by pdfmake" ? How do I use it?

SergioMacGyver on 25 Feb 2016

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All 10 comments

Image needs to be in base64

https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake#images

gorango on 17 Sep 2014

Well... thank you. It solved my problem.
I should have read it more carefully.

robertstrz on 17 Sep 2014

Does it mean, images need to be converted into base 64 before passing?

arunsahni on 11 Aug 2015

yup!

On 11 August 2015 at 13:21, arunsahni [email protected] wrote:

Does it mean, images need to be converted into base 64 before passing?

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Wabbala on 11 Aug 2015

@Wabbala im trying to convert into base64, but doesnt works.
is possible get the image without convert?

fercreek on 25 Feb 2016

Look at this pdfmake documentation snippet:

{
  // under NodeJS (or in case you use virtual file system provided by pdfmake)
  // you can also pass file names here
  image: 'myImageDictionary/image1.jpg'
}

What do they mean by "virtual file system provided by pdfmake" ? How do I use it?

SergioMacGyver on 25 Feb 2016

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@SergioMacGyver That would be data-uri-encoding images with gulp into the vfs_fonts.js file, as specified in step 1 of https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake/wiki/Custom-Fonts---client-side.