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Bitmaps

    12-Oct-91 07:15:18
Sb: #2632-Bitmaps
Fm: Dan Rosen 71121,1507
To: Jonathan Zuck (UFI) 76702,1605
Jonathan & Ted: I have experimented with metafiles from VB and their import into other programs. A .WMF file as created by Corel and Designer has what is called an Aldus header. This header includes the default sizing and scaling info for the metafiles. The programs that I have played with that accept metafile import such as WFW, AMI, PM4, and even VB want metafiles with the Aldus header. I haven't found any docs about the Aldus header, but did find sample source code in MSOPSYS. Its not too hard to create a .WMF file, in fact was going to do one in a project for the HT book, but didn't discover how to until after the deadline. BTW, received by QCWIN. Its good but really makes you appreciate the elegance of VB. … Dan