diff --git a/py-scripts/sandbox/kpi_csv_sq.py b/py-scripts/sandbox/kpi_csv_sq.py
index faeb5191..8b3d63d2 100755
--- a/py-scripts/sandbox/kpi_csv_sq.py
+++ b/py-scripts/sandbox/kpi_csv_sq.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 import sqlite3
 import argparse
 from  pathlib import Path
+import base64
 
 # Any style components can be used
 external_stylesheets = ['https://codepen.io/chriddyp/pen/bWLwgP.css']
@@ -120,21 +121,31 @@ class csv_sqlite_dash():
                             xaxis = {'type' : 'date'}
                         )
                         # save the figure - figures will be over written png 
-                        if self.png:
-                            if self.png_generated:
-                                pass
-                            else:
-                                self.png_generated = True
-                                print("generating png files")
-                                print("kpi_path:{}".format(df_tmp['kpi_path']))
-                                png_path = os.path.join(kpi_path_list[-1],"{}_{}_{}_{}_kpi.png".format(test_id_list[-1], group, test_tag, test_rig))
-                                html_path = os.path.join(kpi_path_list[-1],"{}_{}_{}_{}_kpi.html".format(test_id_list[-1], group, test_tag, test_rig))
-                                print("png_path {}".format(png_path))
-                                kpi_fig.write_image(png_path,scale=1,width=1200,height=350)
-                                kpi_fig.write_html(html_path,scale=1,width=1200,height=350)
+                        # for testing 
+                        #png_path = ''
+                        #if self.png:
+                        #if self.png_generated:
+                        #pass
+                        #else:
+                        self.png_generated = True
+                        print("generating png files")
+                        print("kpi_path:{}".format(df_tmp['kpi_path']))
+                        png_path = os.path.join(kpi_path_list[-1],"kpi.png") # use simple names {}_{}_{}_{}_kpi.png".format(test_id_list[-1], group, test_tag, test_rig))
+                        html_path = os.path.join(kpi_path_list[-1],"kpi.html") # use simple names {}_{}_{}_{}_kpi.html".format(test_id_list[-1], group, test_tag, test_rig))
+                        print("png_path {}".format(png_path))
+                        kpi_fig.write_image(png_path,scale=1,width=1200,height=350)
+                        #https://plotly.com/python/interactive-html-export/
+                        # kpi_fig.write_html(html_path,width=1200,height=3500)
+                        kpi_fig.write_html(html_path)
+
+                        # https://community.plotly.com/t/png-image-not-showing/15713/2    
+                        #test_png = png_path                
+                        #print("test_png {}".format(test_png))
+                        #test_base64 = base64.b64encode(open(test_png, 'rb').read()).decode('ascii')
+                        self.children_div.append(html.Img(src=png_path))
 
                         # use image from above to creat html display
-                        self.children_div.append(dcc.Graph(figure=kpi_fig))                    
+                        #self.children_div.append(dcc.Graph(figure=kpi_fig))
 
 
                         #TODO the link must be to a server to display html