exporting svg for web from Designer - how to save image as path

[Juc1]

Hi all

I am exporting an SVG file for use on a website. The SVG file includes a png image so I want to reference this file with its file path but when I export to SVG the png file gets mangled into 

<image width="1200px" height="1600px" xlink:href="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABLAAAAZAC...">

How can I save it with a file path (which I will update to my website) such as

<image width="1200px" height="1600px" xlink:href="/files/images/myfile.png"/>

 

[David in Яuislip]

Can't be done, even if you place an image file as linked rather than embedded, svg export will embed the image as base64 data as you've found. Use a text editor to put it right. I'm amazed that you have width="1200px" height="1600px", in V1 I get width="100%" height="100%"

[v_kyr]

Well ADe can't do it, but you can of course setup the SVG file code manually via some text editor instead.

See therefor ...

• SVG `use` with External Reference, Take 2
• SVG `use` with External Source
• svg-loader: A Different Way to Work With External SVG
• External content in SVG
• https://codepen.io/fabswt/pen/gzRGpv
• ... and so on ...