GetImageInfoStructure  Method

Description         This method retrieves information about the specified image file. This method is available for TIFF, JPEG, PDF (image only), PNG, DIB, GIF, IOCA, MO:DCA (image only) , WMF, EMF, PCX, DCX, CLP, TGA, FAX or CALS file formats.

Syntax                 Ret = [BiDib.]GetImageInfoStructure FileName Image Width Height BitCount DPIX DPIY

Remarks             Ret                          Long                Error code. Available error codes are listed in LoadImageintoDIB section.

                            FileName                String              Path and name of the file.

                            Image                     Long                Image number. This parameter is a zero based integer. You can use to select image from file. This parameter is available only for TIFF, PDF, MO:DCA, GIF, FAX and DCX files.

                            Width                     Long*              Width of the image.

                            Height                     Long*              Height of the image.

                            BitCount                Short*             Bitcount of the image.

                            DPIX                      Long*              Horizontal dpi of the image.

                            DPIY                      Long*              Vertical dpi of the image.

                            Format                   Short*             Image format. See enumFileFormats.

 

Programming notes  The GetImageInfoStructure method determines the file format based on the file content, not the extension, so any extension can be used for the files.

 

See Also          LoadImageIntoDIB Method, SaveDIBInImageFormat Method