[BUG]: $image variable not working correctly.

[jjfantini]

I am using winfetch@latest Powershell Script. I am trying to use a .png image or ASCII art as the image to the left of the details display.

However, when using this image, I encounter an error:

Invoke-WebRequest: C:\Users\jjfan\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\winfetch.ps1:374
Line |
 374 |  … itmap]::FromStream((Invoke-WebRequest $image -UseBasicParsing).RawCon …
     |                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | No such host is known.
RuntimeException: C:\Users\jjfan\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\winfetch.ps1:378
Line |
 378 |          [int]$ROWS = $OldImage.Height / $OldImage.Width * $COLUMNS /  …
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Attempted to divide by zero.
InvalidArgument: C:\Users\jjfan\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\winfetch.ps1:379
Line |
 379 |          $Bitmap = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap @($OldImage, [Draw …
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Cannot convert value "35," to type "System.Drawing.Size". Error: " is not a valid value for Int32. (Parameter
     | 'value')"
InvalidOperation: C:\Users\jjfan\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\winfetch.ps1:426
Line |
 426 |          $Bitmap.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
InvalidOperation: C:\Users\jjfan\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\winfetch.ps1:427
Line |
 427 |          $OldImage.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

Here is my config file:

# ===== WINFETCH CONFIGURATION =====

$image = "C:\Users\jjfan\Documents\Powershell\humblDeveloper_winfetch.png"
# $noimage = $true

# Display image using ASCII characters
$ascii = $true

# Set the version of Windows to derive the logo from.
# $logo = "Windows 11"

# Specify width for image/logo
# $imgwidth = 40

# Specify minimum alpha value for image pixels to be visible
# $alphathreshold = 50

# Custom ASCII Art
# This should be an array of strings, with positive
# height and width equal to $imgwidth defined above.
 $CustomAscii = @(
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣦⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣾⣷⣶⣆⠸⣿⣿⡟⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣷⡈⠻⠿⠟⠻⠿⢿⣷⣤⣤⣄⠀⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣦⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⡘⢿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⡇ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣉⣉⡁ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⢡⣾⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡇ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⠟⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡿⢁⣴⣶⣦⣴⣶⣾⡿⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠏⢰⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀ ⠀"
     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⠟⠀⠀ ⠀"
 )

# Make the logo blink
# $blink = $true

# Display all built-in info segments.
# $all = $true

# Add a custom info line
# function info_custom_time {
#     return @{
#         title = "Time"
#         content = (Get-Date)
#     }
# }

# Configure which disks are shown
# $ShowDisks = @("C:", "D:")
# Show all available disks
$ShowDisks = @("*")

# Configure which package managers are shown
# disabling unused ones will improve speed
# $ShowPkgs = @("winget", "scoop", "choco")

# Use the following option to specify custom package managers.
# Create a function with that name as suffix, and which returns
# the number of packages. Two examples are shown here:
# $CustomPkgs = @("cargo", "just-install")
# function info_pkg_cargo {
#     return (cargo install --list | Where-Object {$_ -like "*:" }).Length
# }
# function info_pkg_just-install {
#     return (just-install list).Length
# }

# Configure how to show info for levels
# Default is for text only.
# 'bar' is for bar only.
# 'textbar' is for text + bar.
# 'bartext' is for bar + text.
$cpustyle = 'bartext'
$memorystyle = 'bartext'
$diskstyle = 'bartext'
$batterystyle = 'bartext'


# Remove the '#' from any of the lines in
# the following to **enable** their output.

@(
    "title"
    "dashes"
    "os"
    "computer"
    # "kernel"
    # "motherboard"
    # "custom_time"  # use custom info line
    "uptime"
    # "ps_pkgs"  # takes some time
    # "pkgs"
    # "pwsh"
    # "resolution"
    # "terminal"
    # "theme"
    "cpu"
    "gpu"
    # "cpu_usage"  # takes some time
    "memory"
    "disk"
    # "battery"
    # "locale"
    # "weather"
    # "local_ip"
    # "public_ip"
    "blank"
    "colorbar"
)

I am not sure why -BasicParsing is trying to connect to a host to load my image from a filepath. I am not very experienced at PS, so not the best eyes to look over the script, and it needs more than ChatGPT can do...

[rashil2000]

Can you share the image file also?

[jjfantini]

I had this image as an image before, so it shouldn't be a problem.

[rashil2000]

I'm unable to repro this:

Could you try debugging the script? Try to put Write-Host $image somewhere inside the script to see whether it contains the correct value.

[KoBruh]

Hey, im currently receiving this issue too
Script:

$image = "~/celebi.png"
Write-Host $image
# $noimage = $false

# Display image using ASCII characters
# $ascii = $true

# Set the version of Windows to derive the logo from.
# $logo = "Windows 11"

# Specify width for image/logo
# $imgwidth = 24

# Specify minimum alpha value for image pixels to be visible
# $alphathreshold = 50

# Custom ASCII Art
# This should be an array of strings, with positive
# height and width equal to $imgwidth defined above.
# $CustomAscii = @(
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣦⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣾⣷⣶⣆⠸⣿⣿⡟⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣷⡈⠻⠿⠟⠻⠿⢿⣷⣤⣤⣄⠀⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⠟�⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣦⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⡘⢿⣿�⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⡇ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿�⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣉⣉� ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⢡⣾⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡇ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⠟⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡿�⣴⣶⣦⣴⣶⣾⡿⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿�⢰⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀ ⠀"
#     "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⠟⠀⠀ ⠀"
# )

# Make the logo blink
# $blink = $true

# Display all built-in info segments.
# $all = $true

# Add a custom info line
# function info_custom_time {
#     return @{
#         title = "Time"
#         content = (Get-Date)
#     }
# }

# Configure which disks are shown
# $ShowDisks = @("C:", "D:")
# Show all available disks
# $ShowDisks = @("*")

# Configure which package managers are shown
# disabling unused ones will improve speed
# $ShowPkgs = @("winget", "scoop", "choco")

# Use the following option to specify custom package managers.
# Create a function with that name as suffix, and which returns
# the number of packages. Two examples are shown here:
# $CustomPkgs = @("cargo", "just-install")
# function info_pkg_cargo {
#     return (cargo install --list | Where-Object {$_ -like "*:" }).Length
# }
# function info_pkg_just-install {
#     return (just-install list).Length
# }

# Configure how to show info for levels
# Default is for text only.
# 'bar' is for bar only.
# 'textbar' is for text + bar.
# 'bartext' is for bar + text.
# $cpustyle = 'bar'
# $memorystyle = 'textbar'
# $diskstyle = 'bartext'
# $batterystyle = 'bartext'


# Remove the '#' from any of the lines in
# the following to **enable** their output.

@(
    "title"
    "dashes"
    "os"
    "computer"
    "kernel"
    "motherboard"
    # "custom_time"  # use custom info line
    "uptime"
    # "ps_pkgs"  # takes some time
    "pkgs"
    "pwsh"
    "resolution"
    "terminal"
    # "theme"
    "cpu"
    "gpu"
    # "cpu_usage"
    "memory"
    "disk"
    # "battery"
    # "locale"
    # "weather"
    # "local_ip"
    # "public_ip"
    "blank"
    "colorbar"
)

Error:

PS C:\Users\Joshua> winfetch
~/celebi.png
Invoke-WebRequest: C:\Users\Joshua\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:374
Line |
 374 |  … itmap]::FromStream((Invoke-WebRequest $image -UseBasicParsing).RawCon …
     |                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
RuntimeException: C:\Users\Joshua\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:378
Line |
 378 |          [int]$ROWS = $OldImage.Height / $OldImage.Width * $COLUMNS /  …
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Attempted to divide by zero.
InvalidArgument: C:\Users\Joshua\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:379
Line |
 379 |          $Bitmap = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap @($OldImage, [Draw …
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Cannot convert value "35," to type "System.Drawing.Size". Error: " is not a valid value for Int32. (Parameter
     | 'value')"
InvalidOperation: C:\Users\Joshua\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:426
Line |
 426 |          $Bitmap.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
InvalidOperation: C:\Users\Joshua\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:427
Line |
 427 |          $OldImage.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.```
     
    Picture:
    
![celebi](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/de76a986-7b19-4433-8afb-2b2244af5564)