L_LoadMarkers

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_INT EXT_FUNCTION L_LoadMarkers(pszFilename, phMarkers, uFlags)

L_TCHAR L_FAR * pszFilename;	/* file name */
HANDLE L_FAR * phMarkers;	/* pointer to the marker handle */
L_UINT uFlags;	/* flags that determine function behavior */

Loads metadata markers (COM and APPn) into a handle.

Parameter	Description
pszFilename	Character string that contains the name of the file from which to load the collection of metadata markers.
phMarkers	Pointer to a variable to be updated with a handle to the collection of metadata markers. This handle is allocated by this function.
uFlags	Reserved for future use. Pass 0.

Returns

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

Comments

The handle referenced by the phMarkers parameter is allocated by this function. This handle can then be used to save the metadata information. For Exif files, this metadata handle will contain ALL the Exif and GPS comments, stored in APP1. It will also contain the audio information stored in APP2.

The markers can also be retrieved by calling L_TransformFile. Each retrieved marker is passed to the TRANSFORMFILECALLBACK function. There is one important difference between the markers passed to TRANSFORMFILECALLBACK and those loaded with L_LoadMarkers:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ TRANSFORMFILECALLBACK receives ALL the markers (metadata and image-related markers).

$image\sqrblit.gif$ L_LoadMarkers loads only the metadata markers.

When the marker collection handle is no longer needed, use the L_FreeMarkers function to free it.

To save the collection of metadata markers referenced by the handle in phMarkers to a file, pass this handle to the L_SetMarkers function.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The comments set with L_SetComment will OVERRIDE any comments contained in the metadata markers. For example, if the original file had an author of "Steve" and you call

L_SetComment(CMNT_SZAUTHOR, TEXT("John"), 5);

the next time you save a file, the author will be John (not Steve). However, all the comments that have not been set will be taken from the metadata handle.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTFIL

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_FreeMarkers, L_SetMarkers, L_WriteFileMetadata, L_TransformFile, TRANSFORMFILECALLBACK, L_EnumMarkers, L_InsertMarker, L_GetMarkerCount, L_GetMarker
Topics:	Raster Image Functions: Markers
	Working with Markers

Example

L_INT CopyMetaData(HWND hWnd, L_TCHAR L_FAR*pszSrc, L_TCHAR L_FAR*pszDest)
{
   HANDLE hMarkers;
   L_INT nRet;

   nRet = L_LoadMarkers(pszSrc, &hMarkers, 0);
   if(nRet != SUCCESS)
   {
      MessageBox(hWnd, TEXT("Error loading markers"), TEXT("FAILURE"), MB_OK);
      return nRet;
   }

   L_SetMarkers(hMarkers, 0);
   L_FreeMarkers(hMarkers);

   return L_WriteFileMetaData(pszDest, METADATA_ALL, NULL);
}