L_AnnSaveTag

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_INT EXT_FUNCTION L_AnnSaveTag(hObject, uFormat, fSelected)

HANNOBJECT hObject;	/* handle of the root annotation object */
L_UINT uFormat;	/* file format for saving annotation data */
L_BOOL fSelected;	/* flag that indicates which objects to save */

Copies the annotation objects into a memory location so that the next TIFF saved will contain these annotations in a Wang compatible TIFF tag. This function is available in the Document/Medical Toolkits.

Parameter	Description
hObject	Handle to the root annotation object.
uFormat	File format to use when saving the annotation data. Possible values are:
	Value	Meaning
	ANNFMT_TIFFTAG	[0x0002] Save the object in WANG format, along with all LEAD properties not supported by the Wang specification.
	ANNFMT_WANGTAG	[0x0003] Save only the properties supported by the Wang specification.
fSelected	Flag that indicates which objects to save. Possible values are:
	Value	Meaning
	TRUE	Save all selected objects.
	FALSE	Save only the specified object.

Returns

SUCCESS	The function was successful.
< 1	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

After calling this function, saving an image as a TIFF format will cause the annotations to be saved in a tag in the TIFF file. This function is the equivalent of the following:

HGLOBAL hMem;
L_UINT32 ulSize;

// save the annotations to memory
L_AnnSaveMemory(hObject, uFormat, fSelected, &hMem &ulSize);

// store a copy of the annotations in LTFIL
L_SetTag(ANNTAG_TIFF, TAG_BYTE, ulSize, GlobalLock(hMem));

// free the memory handle, since LTFIL has a copy
GlobalUnlock(hMem);
GlobalFree(hMem);

The annotations will not be saved unless you also save an image in one of the TIFF formats (FILE_TIF_JPEG, FILE_CCITT, FILE_TIF, FILE_TIFLZW, FILE_CCITT_GROUP3_1DIM, FILE_CCITT_GROUP3_2DIM, FILE_CCITT_GROUP4, FILE_TIF_CMYK, FILE_TIFLZW_CMYK, FILE_TIF_PACKBITS, FILE_TIF_PACKBITS_CMYK, FILE_TIF_YYC, FILE_TIFLZW_YYC, FILE_TIF_PACKBITS_YCC, FILE_TIF_CMP, FILE_TIF_JBIG).

This tag can be cleared using L_SetTag like this:

L_SetTag(ANNTAG_TIFF, 0, 0, NULL);

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTANN

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 95 / 98 / Me, Windows 2000 / XP.

See Also

Functions:	L_AnnSave, L_AnnSaveMemory, L_SetTag, L_DeleteTag
Topics	Annotation Functions (Document/Medical only): Saving Annotation Files
	Implementing an Automated Annotation Program
	Implementing a Non-automated Annotation Program
	Annotation Files

Example:

/*This example saves all annotations in a container in a Wang compatible TIFF tag. The page and annotations are appended to the end of the file. Note that saving the annotation, as ANNFMT_WANGTAG will lose some objects/properties not supported by the Wang specification. If don't want to lose any information, save the annotations as ANNFMT_TIFFTAG instead.*/
HANNOBJECT hContainer;  /* Container object */
void TestAnnSaveTag(void)
{
L_INT nRet;
SAVEFILEOPTION SaveFileOption;
BITMAPHANDLE LeadBitmap;

L_GetDefaultSaveFileOption(&SaveFileOption, sizeof(SAVEFILEOPTION));
SaveFileOption.PageNumber = 2; // append the page

/* set Wang Compatibility mode for annotations */
nRet = L_AnnSaveTag(hContainer, ANNFMT_WANGTAG, TRUE);
if(nRet != SUCCESS)
   MessageBox(NULL, TEXT("Error creating annotation data.\n")
                    TEXT("The file will be saved without annotations.\n\n"),
                    TEXT("Annotation Error"),
                    MB_OK);
/* Save the bitmap to a file, with the tag. */
L_SaveBitmap(TEXT("E:\\LEAD Technologies, Inc\\LEADTOOLS\\images\\TEST.TIF"), &LeadBitmap, FILE_TIF, 0,
0, &SaveFileOption);
}