TIF files in PowerBuilder
Perry Schroeder
URGENT HELP NEEDED
I have the need to include files with an extension of '.tif' into a
datawindow. These various 'tif' files are actually signatures of various
individuals that need to appear on letters that are created in PB.
MS Word has the ability to put 'tif' files into a word document by doing
an 'Insert/picture', then selecting the file to include. MS Word offers
tif files as a choice of possible file formats to select from.
However, when I try to place a picture on a datawindow, PB does NOT allow
files with extensions of 'tif' to be selected. (If you do, PB doesn't
convert the file properly!)
So I was wondering if there was a way to create some sort of Word custom
control that has the tif file in it, then include that custom control in
my datawindow.
If anyone has information on how this might be accomplished, I would
appreciate an Email or response in the group.
TIA.
Perry Schroeder
Tim V. Nimmo
Perhaps you could purchase a package that can manipulate tiff to something
PB understands. Ie. bmp, ico, wmf, etc.
Most solutions are probably going to be kludgy unless you have a way to
covert tiff to bmp (or equiv) and put that blob into a database column of
the blob type. Then suck the blob column into the dw perhaps.
Perry Schroeder <per...@crnrstne.com> wrote in article
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James Bell
Perry Schroeder wrote:
>
> URGENT HELP NEEDED
>
> I have the need to include files with an extension of '.tif' into a
> datawindow. These various 'tif' files are actually signatures of various
> individuals that need to appear on letters that are created in PB.
That's correct. BMP, RLE, and WMF are supported, but not TIF.
I haven't looked, but PowerImage might handle it.
Check it out at www.powerimage.com
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Jim Bell
KnowBell Solutions, Inc.
jrb...@knowbell.com
Ahmad Ghosheh
James Bell <james...@turner.com> wrote:
>Perry Schroeder wrote:
>>
>> URGENT HELP NEEDED
>>
>> I have the need to include files with an extension of '.tif' into a
>> datawindow. These various 'tif' files are actually signatures of various
>> individuals that need to appear on letters that are created in PB.
>(snip)
>That's correct. BMP, RLE, and WMF are supported, but not TIF.
>I haven't looked, but PowerImage might handle it.
>Check it out at www.powerimage.com
Powerimage Does handle it and many more.
Jack Berlin
Brian Spangler wrote:
>
> PowerImage handles tiff, acutally PowerImage handles all flavors of tiff.
>
> PowerImage also handles blob, you can perform SelectBlob and call
> the PowerImage UserObject function fu_display_blob for displaying of the
> blob data. There is also scanning to blobs in the file format that you
> want (up to 45 different file file types)
>
> PowerImage features:
>
> Scale to gray (for bitonal display)
> ISIS support for 145 high speed scanners (Requires PowerScan addon)
> TWAIN support for all TWAIN compliant devices
> Automatic Deskew
> Despeckle
> ROI support (even when zooming in or away)
> Fastest Group4 and JPEG decompression in the industry
> Fast accurate Color reduction
> Fast Print and Fax images
> Plug in components for Barcode, ICR, OCR, Annotation (coming soon)
> and much more.
>
> PowerImage is a native PowerBuilder UserObject. There is no DDE or OLE
> just simple PowerBuilder function calls. Check us out at
> WWW.POWERIMAGE.COM
>
> Brian Spangler
> Visionary Solutions, Inc
> A PowerSoft Code Partner
> A PowerSoft Code Partner
Careful about your claims. We would welcome a test of speed on your
jpeg implementation! You may have a great product, but if you want the
fastest jpeg you will have to license it from us, which we will gladly
discuss.
regards,
jack
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Brian Spangler
Jack Berlin
Perry Schroeder wrote:
>
> URGENT HELP NEEDED
>
> I have the need to include files with an extension of '.tif' into a
> datawindow. These various 'tif' files are actually signatures of various
> individuals that need to appear on letters that are created in PB.
>
> an 'Insert/picture', then selecting the file to include. MS Word offers
> tif files as a choice of possible file formats to select from.
>
> However, when I try to place a picture on a datawindow, PB does NOT allow
> files with extensions of 'tif' to be selected. (If you do, PB doesn't
> convert the file properly!)
>
> So I was wondering if there was a way to create some sort of Word custom
> control that has the tif file in it, then include that custom control in
> my datawindow.
>
> If anyone has information on how this might be accomplished, I would
> appreciate an Email or response in the group.
>
> TIA.
We have a powerbuilder object that handles the B&W tiff that you are
looking for, including G3-G4. The object also handles jpeg, gif, pcx,
etc.
Demo at: http://www.imagn.com/
Let me know,
Bill Laughner
Get the Shareware version of LView. It will allow you convert image
types from a tiff format to a bmp format. I think you can find it at
www.shareware.com.
James Bell (james...@turner.com) wrote: : Perry
Schroeder wrote: : >
: > URGENT HELP NEEDED
: >
: > I have the need to include files with an extension of '.tif' into a
: > datawindow. These various 'tif' files are actually signatures of various
: > individuals that need to appear on letters that are created in PB.
: (snip)
: That's correct. BMP, RLE, and WMF are supported, but not TIF.
: I haven't looked, but PowerImage might handle it.
: Check it out at www.powerimage.com
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