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DicomObjects Reference / DicomImage Object / MemoryExport Method
The type of export operation to perform.
Further information necessary for the export.
The length of the available memory block
MemoryExport Method
Description
Export an image to a global memory block
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function MemoryExport( _
   ByVal Type As String, _
   ByVal Information As Variant, _
   ByRef Length As Long _
) As Integer
Parameters
Type
The type of export operation to perform.
Information
Further information necessary for the export.
Length
The length of the available memory block
Remarks

Only JPEG and BMP/DIB formats are supported directly, but other formats such as TIFF may be supported via extension DLLs.

The following applies to JPEG file import:

  • The Type parameter must be JPEG or JPG
  • The Information parameter must contain an integer up to 100, which controls the quality of the resulting JPEG image.

The following applies to DIB/BMP file export:

  • Data will be uncompressed.
  • If type is BMP, then a BMP file header is included at the start of the data.  If type is DIB, then no header is included.
  • The Type parameter must be DIB or BMP
  • The Information parameter is not used.

See Import/Export DLLs for details of how to write and configure your own extension DLLs

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