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| LONG AddImageFromFile ( BSTR fileName ) |
Parameters
fileName
Path to the image file.
Return value
This method returns the new image index. If there is more than one image in a file, then it returns the index of the most recently added image. Supported image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF.
Remarks
This method will attempt to calculate the image compression type automatically.
The return value is an image identifier in the document's images collection and can be used in FlipImage, GetImageHeight, GetImageResolution, GetImageWidth, MakeImageGrayScale, MakeImageNegative, PlaceImageToCurrentPage, PDFPAGE_ShowImage.
Equivalent in new interface: IPDFDocument4::AddImageFromFile.
Example
How to Insert and Show an Image in a PDF
Delphi
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{ PDF object is supposed to be created }
PDF.BeginDoc;
j := PDF.AddImageFromFile('chart.jpg');
PDF.PDFPAGE_ShowImage(j, 5, 5, 205, 155, 0);
PDF.EndDoc;
C/C++
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF->BeginDoc();
LONG j = PDF->AddImageFromFile("chart.jpg");
PDF->PDFPAGE_ShowImage(j, 5, 5, 205, 155, 0);
PDF->EndDoc();
C#
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.BeginDoc();
long j = PDF.AddImageFromFile("chart.jpg");
PDF.PDFPAGE_ShowImage(j, 5, 5, 205, 155, 0);
PDF.EndDoc();
Visual Basic
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' PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.BeginDoc
j = PDF.AddImageFromFile("chart.jpg")
PDF.PDFPAGE_ShowImage j, 5, 5, 205, 155, 0
PDF.EndDoc
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