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BITMAP_SIZE Function

Syntax

Dimensions as P = bitmap_size(C filename [,C units ])

Arguments

filenameCharacter

The name of the Windows Bitmap (.BMP) or JPEG image file to examine.

unitsCharacter

The unit of measurement. The options are:

  • "inches"
  • "cm"
  • "pixels"

Returns

DimensionsPointer

Returns a dot variable with the following properties:

heightNumeric

The image height.

widthNumeric

The image width.

Description

The BITMAP_SIZE() function returns a dot variable containing the dimensions of an image file. It returns the height and width of a bitmap (as .height and .width properties) . Units are 'inches', 'pixels' or 'cm'.

Example

dim ptr as P
ptr = bitmap_size("C:\test2.jpg", "pixels")
? ptr.height = 1024
? ptr.width = 768

See Also