CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile(String,Single) Method

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Creates a new GdPicture image based on a metafile image file and scaling it by multiplying the image size by a specified factor.

Syntax

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'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile( _
   ByVal FilePath As String, _
   ByVal ScaleBy As Single _
) As Integer

public int CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile( 
   string FilePath,
   float ScaleBy
)

public function CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile( 
    FilePath: String;
    ScaleBy: Single
): Integer;

public function CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile( 
   FilePath : String,
   ScaleBy : float
) : int;

public: int CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile( 
   string* FilePath,
   float ScaleBy
)

public:
int CreateGdPictureImageFromMetaFile( 
   String^ FilePath,
   float ScaleBy
)

Parameters

FilePath: The path of the file to open. Can be an empty string. If empty, prompts the user to select a file. You can subsequently use the GetLastPath() method to retrieve the path of the selected file.
ScaleBy: Multiplies the image size by a specified factor.

Return Value

0: The image could not be created. Use the GetStat() method to determine the reason this method failed. Non-zero: GdPicture image identifier. The created image. The ReleaseGdPictureImage() method must be subsequently used to release the image from the memory.

Remarks

Supported formats are EMF, WMF and SVG.

This method requires the Image Documents component to run.

Reference

GdPictureImaging Class
GdPictureImaging Members
Overload List
GetStat Method