L_AnnLoad

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_LTANN_API L_INT L_AnnLoad(pFile, phObject, pLoadOptions)

L_TCHAR * pFile;

/* name of the file to load */

pHANNOBJECT phObject;

/* address of the variable to be updated */

pLOADFILEOPTION pLoadOptions;

/* pointer to optional extended load options */

Loads the specified annotation file.

This function is available in the Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

Parameter

Description

pFile

Character string containing the name of the file to load.

phObject

Address of the variable to be updated with the handle to the outermost (root) container object from the file.

pLoadOptions

Pointer to optional extended load options. Pass NULL to use the default load options.

Returns

SUCCESS

The function was successful.

< 1

An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

Before calling this function, you must declare a variable of data type HANNOBJECT. Then, pass the address of the variable in the phObject parameter. This function will update the variable with the handle of the outermost (root) object from the file (typically a container object). When this variable is no longer needed, you must free the allocated memory by calling L_AnnDestroy for this variable.

L_AnnLoad will load annotations stored in LEAD files. It will also look for annotations stored as a Wang compatible TIFF tag in TIF files, and load those annotations.

The page number used when loading annotations is obtained from the LOADFILEOPTION structure.

For more information about loading and pasting automated annotations, refer to Loading and Pasting Automated Annotations.

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 2000 / XP/Vista.

See Also

Functions:

L_AnnDeletePage, L_AnnDeletePageMemory, L_AnnDeletePageOffset, L_AnnFileInfo, L_AnnFileInfoMemory, L_AnnFileInfoOffset, L_AnnLoadMemory, L_AnnLoadOffset, L_AnnDestroy, L_AnnSetOptions, L_AnnGetOptions

Topics:

Annotation Files

 

Annotation Functions: Input and Output

 

Implementing Annotations

 

Implementing an Automated Annotation Program

 

Implementing a Non-automated Annotation Program

 

Annotation Features

Example

For complete sample code, refer to the ANNOTATE example. This example loads annotations from a file and redraws the image to display the loaded annotations. 

 L_INT AnnLoadExample(HWND       hWnd, 
                                     L_TCHAR   *pszAnnFileName, 
                                     HANNOBJECT hContainer)/* Container annotation object */
{
   L_INT       nRet;
   HANNOBJECT  TmpContainer;
   L_TCHAR     szMessage[80];
   HDC         hdc;
   RECT        rAnnBounds;
   RECT        rAnnBoundsName;

   if (!pszAnnFileName)
      return ERROR_INV_PARAMETER;

   nRet = L_AnnLoad(pszAnnFileName, &TmpContainer, NULL);

   /* The following if statement inserts the loaded annotations into hContainer and lets you see the results of the load. */
   if (nRet == SUCCESS)
   {
    L_AnnInsert(hContainer, TmpContainer, TRUE);
    hdc = GetDC(hWnd);
    nRet = L_AnnGetBoundingRect(hContainer, &rAnnBounds, &rAnnBoundsName);
    if(nRet != SUCCESS)
       return nRet;
    nRet = L_AnnDraw(hdc, &rAnnBounds, hContainer);
    if(nRet != SUCCESS)
       return nRet;
   }
   else
   {
    wsprintf(szMessage, TEXT("Error # %d"), nRet);
    MessageBox(NULL, szMessage, TEXT("Error"), MB_OK);
    return nRet;
   }
   return SUCCESS;
}