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Bitmap_to_JPEG Function
Syntax
OutputString as B = BITMAP_TO_JPEG(B bitmap_data[,N quality])
Arguments
- bitmap_dataBinary
The name of the blob variable containing Windows Bitmap formatted data.
- qualityNumeric
The JPEG quality, 100 (default) maximum quality, 0 smallest size.
Returns
- OutputStringBinary
Returns the image formatted as JPEG.
Description
The BITMAP_TO_JPEG() function converts an image in memory from Windows Bitmap (.BMP) format to a JPEG (.JPG) format. - quality 100-best quality, 0-smallest size.
Example
dim stone_bmp as B dim stone_jpeg as B dim ptr as P stone_bmp = file.to_blob("c:\windows\Greenstone.bmp") stone_jpeg = bitmap_to_jpeg(stone_bmp) ptr = file.create("c:\windows\Greenstone.jpg", FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE) ptr.writeb(stone_jpeg) ptr.close()
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