IG_fltr_load_file

This function loads an image from the specified file into memory and creates a HIGEAR handle for this image. The function allows to skip the automatic detection of the file format and instead use the specified format ID.

Declaration:

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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_fltr_load_file_format( AT_MODE nFormat, const LPSTR lpszFileName, UINT nPage, LPHIGEAR lphIGear );

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
nFormat	AT_MODE	A constant indicating the file format of the input file. See enumIGFormats for possible values. Set to IG_FORMAT_UNKNOWN to let ImageGear detect the file format.
lpszFileName	const LPSTR	Path and name of the file to load. The path can be absolute or relative.
nPage	UINT	Page number to load if this is a multi-page file. Note that page numbers begin at 1, not 0. Set nPage to 1 if this is not a multi-page file.
lphIGear	LPHIGEAR	Pointer to the HIGEAR object in which to return the ImageGear handle of the image.

Return Value:

Returns 0 if successful. Otherwise, returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

All pixel formats supported by ImageGear Professional.

Example:

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HIGEAR hIGear; // Will hold handle returned by IG_fltr_load_file AT_ERRCOUNT nErrCount; // Count of errs on stack upon ret from func*/ // Load the selected image nErrCount = IG_fltr_load_file_format(IG_FORMAT_TIF, "picture.tif", 1, &hIGear); if(nErrCount == 0) { // ... // Delete the image IG_image_delete(hIGear); }

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HIGEAR    hIGear;        // Will hold handle returned by IG_fltr_load_file
AT_ERRCOUNT nErrCount;    // Count of errs on stack upon ret from func*/
// Load the selected image
nErrCount = IG_fltr_load_file_format(IG_FORMAT_TIF, "picture.tif", 1, &hIGear);
if(nErrCount == 0)
{
    // ...

    // Delete the image
    IG_image_delete(hIGear);
}

Remarks:

If nFormat = IG_FORMAT_UNKNOWN then ImageGear attempts to detect the file format automatically, and then loads the image. Otherwise, ImageGear skips the file format detection and loads the file with the specified format filter.

See also the section Getting Information about a File Format Filter.