How can i embded Image in to Testcase step and expected result using tfs API or VSTS?

Question

Hi We are using Testcase management from TFS. I would like to embed image in to Testcase steps (both action and expected result). We have tried both base64 string and attachment linking as per below link https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/b62a0a2c-e1ba-45c7-9a25-680604048bc2/embeded-inline-image-writing-to-workitem-description-throught-api-c-code?forum=tfsgeneral Its working for description field but not for step-action and step-expected result. Can you please help us how to achieve this feature. Note: If we are passing <img tag it will be removed by FlowDocument of respective field. With Kind Regards Nadeem

Answer 1

We have content in a HTML structure that we need to import and the image tags need to be maintained exactly where they are

Answer 2

Hello @Siddiqui, Nadeem , @Rayton, Kevin Thank you for reaching out!
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Answer 3

Sorry but this does not help in the least, we are talking of the api system so the linked item is irrelevant to our issue,

we need to be able to send a testcase via the api complete with steps with inline images,

TFS supports these inline images from the front end but they (and possible other items) are being stripped out by the api,

we dont mind doing some post processing to tag and label the items but they must be visible from the test step and they must be in the right location

sofar the HTML structure seems to be getting mostly maintained so for the test and tables we are good but we just need to know what we need to send inorder to inline an image on the step?