X-Cart forums - Display Image Inside Product Description using $AltImagesDir

What is the proper way to display an image as part of my product description?

I have tried:

Code:

<img src="{$AltImagesDir}/prod_desc_images/Hammig_Cut_sm.jpg" alt="Hammig_Cut" />

But it doesn't work.

Yes, I could hard code the path:

Code:

 

<img src="skin/ideal_comfort/images/prod_desc_images/Hammig_Cut_sm.jpg" alt="Hammig_Cut" />

But then all my product descriptions would break if I had to make a copy of my skin under a new name to work on a new design?

This can't be hard, can someone please help?