Qt images don't display in deployed app

WhatIf

I deployed an app almost successfully because the images don't show up. Here is what I did:

created C:\Deployment
copied the release version of MyApp.exe to C:\Deployment
copied all the .dll files from C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\bin to C:\Deployment
copied all the folders from C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\plugins to C:\Deployment

The program runs fine but missing 2 images one displayed on a label and another on a button.

I also tried creating C:\Deployment\qml\MyApp folder in which I moved the images following the direction in the link below with no success.

https://wiki.qt.io/Deploy_an_Application_on_Windows

The app was created using Qt Designer. After creating the label, I clicked the pixmap and browsed to the image I wanted to use. When I move the mouse pointer over the image icon next to pixmap, it displays the complete path to the image.

SGaist

Hi,

I don't remember if it was already available with Qt 5.2.1 but if so you should use windeployqt. That will help ease the deployment process.

WhatIf

@SGaist

Still having the same problem using windeployqt. Here is what I did:

Navigated to the release folder of my app and delete everything except myApp.exe
Clicked : All Programs > Qt > 5.5 > MinGW 4.9.2 (32-bit) > Qt 5.5 for Desktop (MinGW 4.9.2 32 bit)
change directory to the release folder of myApp.exe
Typed : windeployqt.exe .

Everything ran fine and many files and few folders where created. When I double-clicked myApp.exe, the app started fine but still missing the images.

mrjj

@WhatIf said:

browsed to the image I wanted to use.

Hi, where is that image located ?
If you browse to image then the path is stored. so
after deploy the image must be found in same path.

It's often much better to include the images in a resource file and point to it there.

WhatIf

@mrjj

Thank you very much :)

I researched resource file and did the necessary changes and it's now working fine.

kenchan

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