Overloads Public Function Load( _
   ByVal stream As Stream, _
   ByVal offset As Long, _
   ByVal count As Long _
) As RasterImage

Dim instance As RasterCodecs
Dim stream As Stream
Dim offset As Long
Dim count As Long
Dim value As RasterImage
 
value = instance.Load(stream, offset, count)

public RasterImage Load( 
   Stream stream,
   long offset,
   long count
)

public:
RasterImage^ Load( 
   Stream^ stream,
   int64 offset,
   int64 count
) 

Public Sub LoadStreamOffset1Example()
      Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs()

      Dim srcFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp")
      Dim destFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1_LoadStreamOffset1.bmp")

      ' Create a memory stream, add a cutsom header then copy the content of the file
      ' into this stream.  After that, load the image from the stream given the offset

      Dim ms As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream()

      ' Add some custom header to the stream (4 bytes)
      Dim headerSize As Integer = 4
      Dim i As Integer = 0
      Do While i < headerSize
         ms.WriteByte(0)
         i += 1
      Loop

      ' Now append the file into this stream
      Dim fs As FileStream = File.OpenRead(srcFileName)

      Const bufferSize As Integer = 1024
      Dim buffer As Byte() = New Byte(bufferSize - 1) {}
      Dim bytesRead As Integer
      Do
         bytesRead = fs.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize)
         If bytesRead > 0 Then
            ms.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead)
         End If
      Loop While bytesRead > 0

      fs.Close()

      ' Reset the memory stream position to the beginning
      ms.Position = 0

      ' Now load the image with the offset
      Dim offset As Long = headerSize
      Dim count As Long = ms.Length - headerSize
      Dim image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(ms, offset, count)

      ' Save this image back to disk
      codecs.Save(image, destFileName, RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 24)
      image.Dispose()

      ' Clean up
      codecs.Dispose()
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

public void LoadStreamOffset1Example()
   {
      RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();

      string srcFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp");
      string destFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1_LoadStreamOffset1.bmp");

      // Create a memory stream, add a cutsom header then copy the content of the file
      // into this stream.  After that, load the image from the stream given the offset

      MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();

      // Add some custom header to the stream (4 bytes)
      int headerSize = 4;
      for(int i = 0; i < headerSize; i++)
         ms.WriteByte(0);

      // Now append the file into this stream
      FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(srcFileName);

      const int bufferSize = 1024;
      byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
      int bytesRead;
      do
      {
         bytesRead = fs.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
         if(bytesRead > 0)
            ms.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
      }
      while(bytesRead > 0);

      fs.Close();

      // Reset the memory stream position to the beginning
      ms.Position = 0;

      // Now load the image with the offset
      long offset = headerSize;
      long count = ms.Length - headerSize;
      RasterImage image = codecs.Load(ms, offset, count);

      // Save this image back to disk
      codecs.Save(image, destFileName, RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 24);
      image.Dispose();

      // Clean up
      codecs.Dispose();
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}