IMG_decompress_bitmap(String, int)

This method decompresses an image from the local disk. This standard method can be used by applications for which disk read permissions have been granted. As with all decompression methods, it automatically detects the file format.

You can find the samples for using this methodin the \Samples\com\snowbound\samples directory. This method is used in the following samples:

• The Viewing and Annotations Sample

• The BatchConvert Sample
• The SingleConversion Sample
• The SilentPrint Sample
• The Swing Sample
• The Thumbnails Sample
• The ColorDetection Sample
• The SavePagetoMemory Sample
• The VectorPDF Sample

Syntax

int IMG_decompress_bitmap(String st, int page);

Example

IMG_decompress_bitmap example:

FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(this,"Open " + "Bitmap",FileDialog.LOAD);
fd.show();
FileName = fd.getDirectory() + fd.getFile(); if (FileName != null)
{
tSimage = new Snow.`Snowbnd`(); tSimage.IMG_decompress_bitmap(FileName,0);}

OpenFileDialog fd = new OpenFileDialog(); DialogResult dr = fd.showDialog;
if (dr == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
Simage = new Snow.`Snowbnd`(); tSimage.IMG_decompress_bitmap(fd.FileName,0);
}

Remark

IMG_decompress_bitmap(String, int) method variables:

Variable	Description
st	Path and filename of the image to decompress
page	Page number for the multi-page image file

Returns

Returns the status of the decompressed image. A value of 0 indicates success. Any value less than zero is a RasterMaster error code. See RasterMaster Error Codes for a list of error codes.