The Free, Quality Image library for Windows

ActiveX-Library: Freeimage.Application

Design and implementation by

• Markus Loibl (markus.loibl@epost.de)
   

This file is part of FreeImage 2.6.0

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Sample

Option explicit

dim ctrl
dim title
dim text

set ctrl = createObject("FreeImage.Application")

title = ctrl.Version
text = ctrl.Copyright
MsgBox text, 0, title
set ctrl = Nothing
 

Reference

	Test	Shows a Message-Box (for testing and debugging purposes)
in	String	This string appears in the messagebox (message)
in	String	This string appears in the messagebox (title)

	Version
out	String	String with the freeimage-version

	Copyright
out	String	String with the freeimage-copyright

	IsValidImage	Checks the extension of the file
in	String	filename
out	short	-1: not a valid extension (FIF_UNKNOWN) else: the id for the corresponding image-format

	ShowMessages
get/set	short	This property specifies, if freeimage-messages should be shown in a messagebox (1) or not (0).

	GetImageType	Checks if the file can be opened by freeimage
in	short	0: Checks only the extension (similar to IsValidImage) 1: Checks by opening the image (looking for "characteristic bytes"
in	String	filename
out	short	-1: not a valid image (FIF_UNKNOWN) else: the id for the corresponding image-format

	SupportsReading	Checks if the image-format supports beeing read. Accessing this property may fail if the specified image-format is invalid.
in	short	Image-format to test for. Can be inquired by GetImageType or IsValidImage
get	short	0: This image-format cannot be read 1: Freeimag can read this image-format

	SupportsWriting	Checks if the image-format supports beeing written. Accessing this property may fail if the specified image-format is invalid.
in	short	Image-format to test for. Can be inquired by GetImageType or IsValidImage
get	short	0: This image-format cannot be written 1: Freeimag can write this image-format

With version 2.5.3 the following image-formats are supported:

(see also features of freeimage)