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Xterminator89
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May 03, 2021
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Reference iFile inside CSS file - Is it possible?

Hello,   I am developing an iRule, and I am stuck on a piece of code, where I should respond with a specific CSS iFile, which will substitute the backend resource. Within the CSS file is referen...
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  • SanjayP's avatar
    SanjayP
    May 03, 2021

    Sorry, not sure if we can add ifile within ifile. We will keep this discussion open for others to comment.

     

    But just a thought, why can't you look for an option to update current primary css file to add image file there. something like b64 encoded image?

     

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17090571/is-there-a-way-to-set-background-image-as-a-base64-encoded-image

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yes, you can reference css ifile. Import the css file on F5 and use below code

 

<ifilename> = example.css

switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] {
	 "*/css" {HTTP::respond 200 content [ifile get <ifilename>] "Content-Type" "text/css"}

 

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Xterminator89
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May 03, 2021

Thanks Sanjay, but my question was different, I'll elaborate on it: within the referenced CSS iFile, is it possible to reference another iFile, which would contain a JPG ? If not, how can I approach this issue, and not rely on external resources?

Thanks for any reply

  • SanjayP's avatar
    SanjayP
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    May 03, 2021

    Sorry, not sure if we can add ifile within ifile. We will keep this discussion open for others to comment.

     

    But just a thought, why can't you look for an option to update current primary css file to add image file there. something like b64 encoded image?

     

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17090571/is-there-a-way-to-set-background-image-as-a-base64-encoded-image

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    Xterminator89
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    May 03, 2021

    Thanks Sanjay. I didn't think about that approach.

    I have converted the image to Base64, and it looks like the solution is OK.

    Thanks a lot for your input

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    May 03, 2021

    Glad I was of some help :)