fg_makeppr() (legacy function)

Win32 DirectX Fastgraph/Light

Prototype

int fg_makeppr (int minx, int maxx, int miny, int maxy, char *filename);

Function fg_makeppr (ByVal minx As Long, ByVal maxx As Long, ByVal miny As Long, ByVal maxy As Long, ByVal filename As String) As Long

function fg_makeppr (minx, maxx, miny, maxy : integer; filename : string) : integer;

Description

The fg_makeppr() legacy function creates a packed pixel run (PPR) file from the specified rectangular region of the active virtual buffer. The region's extremes are expressed in screen space units.

Parameters

minx is the x coordinate of the region's left edge.

maxx is the x coordinate of the region's right edge. It must be greater than or equal to minx.

miny is the y coordinate of the region's top edge.

maxy is the y coordinate of the region's bottom edge. It must be greater than or equal to miny.

filename is the name of the PPR file to create. A device and path name may be included as part of the file name. The file name must be terminated by a null character (that is, a zero byte). If an identically named file already exists, it is overwritten.

Return value

0 = Success

1 = The PPR file was not created

Restrictions

none

Replaced by

BMP and PCX creation functions