# 4539 Cannot Use Data-URL Images in Grid Columns with ControlType Set to ctImage

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My problem seems to be that I cannot set the data for an image col from a data table string.

For my normal images I just set the background image with something like this:

AreaImage.URL := 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + Area.ImageData;

Where the 'Area.ImageData' is a Base64 encoded string created from an image.

If I setup a grid column with ControlType := ctImage and the DataColumn pointing to a string field in a table containing the
same data, no image appears.