dSaveImageBMP (Function)

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dSaveImageBMP (Function)

In french: dSauveImageBMP

Saves an image:

in a file in BMP format.
in memory.

This image corresponds to the image found:

in an Image control.
in an Image variable.
in a Bar Code control.
The Bar Code controls are not available in this version. Therefore, no image found in a Bar Code control can be saved.
in a Web Camera control.

Remarks:

Only the visible part of the Image control is saved.
This function can only be used to save the images for screen resolutions up to 32 bits.
This function cannot be used with the Image controls found in the reports.

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

Caution: A specific configuration is required to use this function in Linux. For more details, see The drawings.

New in version 15

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

Caution: A specific configuration is required to use this function in Linux. For more details, see The drawings.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

Caution: A specific configuration is required to use this function in Linux. For more details, see The drawings.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

See additional examples

// Sauve en mémoire l'image présente dans "IMG_ImageDessin"
ResSauvegarde = dSaveImageBMP(IMG_ImageDessin, inMemory)

// Sauve l'image présente dans "IMG_ImageDessin" sur "C:\Documents\Image.BMP"
ResSauvegarde = dSaveImageBMP(IMG_ImageDessin, "C:\Documents\Image.BMP")

Syntax

Saving an image in a file in BMP format Hide the details

<Result> = dSaveImageBMP(<Image name> , <File name> [, <Number of colors>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the image was saved,
False otherwise. To get the details of the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<Image name>: Name of the Image control or variable

Name of Image control, Bar Code control or Web Camera control to use. The Image controls found in a report cannot be used.
Name of the variable of type Image to be used.

<File name>: Character string

Name and full (or relative) path of BMP file to create. A UNC path can be used. The file extension is optional.
Caution:
The destination directory must exist in order for the image to be saved.
The existence of the BMP file is not checked. This file is automatically overwritten if it already exists.

<Number of colors>: Optional integer

Number of colors for the image saved:
0 (by default): number of colors defined in the screen resolution
16: 16 colors
This parameter corresponds to the number of colors proposed in the color palette when using the BMP file.

Syntax not available

Saving an image in memory Hide the details

<Result> = dSaveImageBMP(<Image name> , <inMemory> [, <Number of colors>])

<Result>: Buffer

Byte string containing the image in BMP format. Then this byte string can be assigned to an Image control, saved in a file (fSaveText), sent via a network (with the Socket functions), ...

<Image name>: Name of the Image control or variable

Name of Image control, Bar Code control or Web Camera control to use. The Image controls found in a report cannot be used.
Name of the variable of type Image to be used.

<inMemory>: Constant

inMemory: Constant used to save an image in memory.

<Number of colors>: Optional integer

Number of colors for the image saved:
0 (by default): number of colors defined in the screen resolution.
16: 16 colors.
This parameter corresponds to the number of colors proposed in the color palette when using the BMP file.

Remarks

Image found in a Web Camera control

Only the Image displayed at the time the dSaveImageBMP function is executed is saved. To save this image, you can also use:

the VideoCapture function: the image will be saved in BMP format
the dSaveImageGIF function: the image will be saved in GIF format or in memory
the dSaveImageJPEG function: the image will be saved in JPEG format or in memory
the dSaveImagePNG function: the image will be saved in PNG format or in memory

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