Append control image requires vi to be open

Having a curious problem with the append control image vi in the report toolkit.
I'm using LV8.6 with the current report toolkit .
I have an application that merges the information from 4 sections into one html report.
Using the append control image vi I add images to the report in two subvi.
When the subvi are open on the desktop everything works fine.
As soon as I minimise them to the toolbar or open them up so the image I am grabbing is not fully visible, I either miss the image entirely or only capture a portion of the image.
Am I doing this wrong?
Is there a workaround or better method to achieve this ?
I am trying to avoid using word or excell as these products may not be available on the target machine.
henry

Hi Henry,
From what you are saying it sound very similar to KnowledgeBase 339HAFUW Append Control Image to Report Does Not Update the Correct Value of my Hidden....
I made a subVI that writes to an indicator and then in the main VI I use that indictor’s reference as the input to the Append Image VI. I write to an HTML report and the image appears fine for me. During this time I never the subVI opened. However, if I open the subVI and then minimize it I notice that blanks images are outputted to the HTML file.
I will be investigating this behaviour a some more.
I have attached my VI for reference.
Message Edited by DiscoBall on 05-01-2009 03:21 PM
Message Edited by DiscoBall on 05-01-2009 03:21 PM
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