In Views, how do I get a link directly to an image file (not the node containing the image file)?

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I have a view that displays nodes in fields format.

I have a Global text field in which I want to display the URL of images contained in nodes; however, I can't find how to get the URL of the images.

What I've tried:

I added the Image field and chose "Content" as the option for "Link to." This is the link I want, but this prints out the image too (I don't need the image) and I can't use this field as a replacement pattern.
I added a link to the content itself, but then this gives me a link to a node, not the image.

In Views, how do I get a link directly to an image file (not the node containing the image file)?

I need to output the image link because I want to add it as the query string to a Google reverse image search lookup. — Patrick Kenny, Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 1:56

Geoff · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-30 04:32:08Z

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An option that doesn't require installing a new module:

answered Apr 30, 2014 at 4:32

Geoff

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In my case, I also needed to check Display download path instead of file storage URI under the File:Path options in Views, because Google requires a download URL; it won't accept a Drupal path.
– Patrick Kenny
Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 16:34

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Rupesh · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-30 02:19:28Z

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You have to use Image URL Formatter module.

This module provide a image formatter as Image URL.

Select That formater in views .

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answered Apr 30, 2014 at 2:19

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