L_ReadFileTagMemory

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_INT32 EXT_FUNCTION L_ReadFileTagMemory(pBuffer, uTag, pType, pCount, pData, nBufferSize, pLoadOptions)

L_UCHAR, L_FAR * pBuffer;	/* pointer to the file in memory */
L_UINT16 uTag;	/* tag to identify the data in the TIFF file */
L_UINT16, L_FAR * pType;	/* address of the variable for the data type */
L_UINT32, L_FAR * pCount;	/* address of the variable for the count */
L_VOID L_FAR * pData;	/* pointer to the buffer for the data */
L_INT32 nBufferSize;	/* size of the file in memory (in bytes) */
pLOADFILEOPTION pLoadOptions;	/* pointer to optional extended load options */

Gets the specified tagged data from a TIFF file in memory. This function is provided to support TIFF tags that you define.

Parameter	Description
pBuffer	Pointer to the file in memory.
uTag	Tag to identify the data in the TIFF file. Use the same tag that you specified in the L_SetTag function.
pType	Address of the variable to be updated with the tagged data type. The following are possible values:
	Value	Meaning
	TAG_BYTE	[1] Byte.
	TAG_ASCII	[2] Byte in the range of 0 to 255.
	TAG_SBYTE	[6] Byte used as signed number in the range of -128 to +127.
	TAG_UNDEFINED	[7] Byte, with application-defined usage.
	TAG_SHORT	[3] Two bytes, unsigned.
	TAG_SSHORT	[8] Two bytes, signed.
	TAG_LONG	[4] Four bytes, unsigned.
	TAG_SLONG	[9] Four bytes, signed.
	TAG_RATIONAL	[5] Eight bytes, used as a pair of unsigned long integers, where the first number is the numerator and the second is the denominator of a fraction.
	TAG_SRATIONAL	[10] Eight bytes, used as a pair of signed long integers, where the first number is the numerator and the second is the denominator of a fraction.
	TAG_FLOAT	[11] Four bytes used as a floating point number.
	TAG_DOUBLE	[12] Eight bytes used as a double-precision floating point number.
pCount	Address of the variable to be updated with the count of data items. The count is based on the tagged data type. For example, if the count is 2 and the data type is TAG_DOUBLE, the required buffer size is 16.
pData	Pointer to the buffer to be updated with the data. You can pass NULL if you want to use this function's return value to determine the required buffer size.
nBufferSize	Size of the file in memory (in bytes).
pLoadOptions	Pointer to optional extended load options. Pass NULL to use the default load options.

Returns

>=0	Length of the tagged data, in bytes.
< 0	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

It is often convenient to call this function twice, as follows:

1.	Call the function the first time, specifying NULL in the pData parameter, and using the return value to determine the required size of the buffer.
2.	Allocate the buffer.
3.	Call the function the second time, passing a pointer to your buffer in the pData parameter.

For general information about TIFF tags, refer to Implementing TIFF Comments and Tags.

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, Windows CE.

See Also

Functions:	L_SetTag, L_GetTag, L_ReadFileTag, L_DeleteTag
Topics:	Implementing TIFF Comments and Tags

Example

/* This example specifies a tag for recording the position of a company logo on an image.
It sets the tag with L_SetTag; saves the image as a TIFF file in memory; then uses
L_ReadFileTagMemory to read the tag from the file in memory. */
void TestReadTagMem(pBITMAPHANDLE pBitmap)
{
  L_TCHAR msgbuf[80]; /* buffer for the message string */
  L_UINT16 LogoPosition = 0x8001;      /* my private tag */
  L_UINT16 TagType = TAG_SSHORT;      /* tagged data type  */
  L_UINT32 TagCount = 4;              /* count of data items */
  L_INT TagData[] = {5, 5, 24, 37,};
  L_VOID L_FAR * pTagData = &TagData; /* pointer to the buffer containing tagged data */
  HGLOBAL hBuf;          /* handle to the buffer for the file*/
  L_INT32 BufferSize;    /* required size of the file buffer */
  HGLOBAL hFileInMemory; /* memory handle for the file */
  L_UINT32 uMemSize;     /* size of the file in memory */
  L_CHAR L_FAR *pData;   /* pointer to the file in memory */
  /* Set the tag data to be saved */
  L_SetTag(LogoPosition, TagType, TagCount, pTagData);
  /* Save the image as a TIFF file in memory */
  L_SaveBitmapMemory(&hFileInMemory, pBitmap, FILE_TIF, pBitmap->BitsPerPixel, 0, &uMemSize, NULL);
  /* Get the pointer to the memory-resident file */
  pData = (L_CHAR L_FAR *) GlobalLock (hFileInMemory);
  /* Clear the variables so that we can validate the data */
  TagType = 0;
  TagCount = 0;
  TagData[0] = 0;
  TagData[1] = 0;
  TagData[2] = 0;
  TagData[3] = 0;
  /* Get the required size of the buffer for the tagged data */
  BufferSize = L_ReadFileTagMemory(pData, LogoPosition, &TagType, &TagCount, NULL, uMemSize, NULL);
   /* Allocate and lock the buffer */
  if ((TagType == TAG_SSHORT) && (BufferSize > 0))
  {
    hBuf = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE, BufferSize);
    pTagData = GlobalLock( hBuf );
  }
  else
  {
    GlobalUnlock (hFileInMemory);
    GlobalFree (hFileInMemory);
    return;
  }
  /* Get the tagged data */
  L_ReadFileTagMemory(pData, LogoPosition, &TagType, &TagCount, pTagData, uMemSize, NULL);
  /* Display a message showing the data */
  if ((TagType == TAG_SSHORT) && (TagCount == 4))
  {
    wsprintf(msgbuf, TEXT("X = %d\nY= %d\nWidth = %d\nHeight = %d"),
            ((L_INT L_FAR *)pTagData)[0],
            ((L_INT L_FAR *)pTagData)[1],
            ((L_INT L_FAR *)pTagData)[2],
            ((L_INT L_FAR *)pTagData)[3]);
    MessageBox (NULL, msgbuf, TEXT("Logo Position"), MB_OK);
  }
  /* Free memory that we no longer need */
  GlobalUnlock (hBuf);
  GlobalFree(hBuf);
  GlobalUnlock (hFileInMemory);
  GlobalFree (hFileInMemory);
  return;
}