# "Embed image" works only for "Live mode"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 21, 2020, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402 "2020-10-21T07:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uaftab.cem19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/uaftab.cem19/32/122000_2.png) [@uaftab.cem19](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/uaftab.cem19)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402/1 "2020-10-21T07:56:40Z")
hey all, I’ve two part question: 1- I am exporting some data to excel, then i want to write an image to that excel sheet. The problem is that the excel file doesn’t want to be accessed by two node at the same time. is there a node which tell the script to work out **write excel** node first and then **Embed image** node?! 2- there is an issue with “Embed image” node. It works fine with no **path file** node in it i.e. **Live mode**. But as soon as I feed it with **file path** node, it stops working, what’s the issue? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/a/b/ab6f116376ee97dc42589018dd728c4e4a70ed0f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Marc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jean-marc/32/79122_2.png) [@Jean-Marc](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Jean-Marc)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402/2 "2020-10-21T08:09:04Z")
try a passthrough node (clockwork) or a wait/await node (orchid) or even a code block with `[passthrough,waitfor][0]` to tell your script to edit excel first step then the second one ---
**Author:** ![uaftab.cem19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/uaftab.cem19/32/122000_2.png) [@uaftab.cem19](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/uaftab.cem19)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402/3 "2020-10-22T06:42:31Z")
thanks for your reply. but I don’t understand how to use it, is it the right way?! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/9/2/92fb163d94c1ac62c3c64117fd5f902895252296.png) ---
**Author:** ![simon\_murphy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/simon_murphy1/32/101536_2.png) [@simon\_murphy1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/simon_murphy1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402/4 "2020-10-22T07:54:07Z")
> [@Create a family library document (export Excel with PreviewImage)](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/create-a-family-library-document-export-excel-with-previewimage/52446): > > Hi I am trying to create to a document like the image below. It has a preview image of the family in the first column. The type name in the second column. And the file path of the family document in the third column. I have managed to get all the pieces required to build the family library document. The difficult part is exporting this information to a suitable place. The image below uses a Bumblebee package workflow to embed the images in the Excel document but it is not stable and the images … Maybe something in this can help. ---
**Author:** ![uaftab.cem19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/uaftab.cem19/32/122000_2.png) [@uaftab.cem19](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/uaftab.cem19)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402/5 "2020-10-23T07:06:10Z")
thanks simon for the link but that topic is regarding posting pictures from revit library, and I am importing a picture from my PC system 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Marc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jean-marc/32/79122_2.png) [@Jean-Marc](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Jean-Marc)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/embed-image-works-only-for-live-mode/56402/6 "2020-10-23T09:37:13Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/1/5/15f2a9ffb43bb1a235ee4308a7da65bbb7a5c881.png) @uaftab.cem19 It works this way.