Protocol C is unknown error in qml

c++, qml, qt

Solution

Looks like source must use a correctly formatted URL : it's either expecting a `file://` scheme or a `qrc://` (for stuff inside Qt resources)

Parsing of your files tries to use a "C" protocol (from C:/) which is unknown : try

source: 'file:///C:/Users/Public/Pictures/Sample Pictures/Chrysanthemum.jpg';

See : http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/docs/platform-api-reference/xml/daily-docs/libqt4/qml-url.html

Usually you want to have your images relative (deployed near your app) or embedded into resources, not references absolutely as this will break deployment.

Problem

I have a qml file , here is the source code: ``` import QtQuick 2.0 Image { id: imageIcon; width: 100; height: 100; source: 'C:/Users/Public/Pictures/Sample Pictures/Chrysanthemum.jpg'; } ``` When I display it on a QQuickView i get this error: QML Image: Protocol "c" is unknown I am running the code on Windows 7 if it is relevant. What is the correct format of the url?

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