If you need a file object and you have only the path to the file. You can use the following ViewHelper for you Fluid Template: ` <?php namespace Vendor\VendorPagesettings\ViewHelpers; use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\File; use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\ResourceFactory; use TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\AbstractViewHelper; /** Class FileRetrieveViewHelper @package Vendor\VendorPagesettings\ViewHelpers */ class FileRetrieveViewHelper extends AbstractViewHelper { /** Initialize arguments. */ public function initializeArguments() { parent::initializeArguments(); $this->registerArgument('path', 'string', 'path to get Image', true); } /** render * @return bool|File */ public function render() { if (isset($this->arguments['path'])) { // Prepare filepath $filePath = $this->arguments['path']; /** @var ResourceFactory $fileFactory */ $fileFactory = new \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\ResourceFactory(); /** @var File $object */ $object = $fileFactory->retrieveFileOrFolderObject($filePath); if ($object) { return $object; } } return false; } } `

[EXTBASE] Get file obj by path

If you need a file object and you have only the path to the file. You can use the following ViewHelper for you Fluid Template:

`
<?php
namespace Vendor\VendorPagesettings\ViewHelpers;

use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\File;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\ResourceFactory;
use TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\AbstractViewHelper;

/**