TImage and gif files

[dakkarin]

Hi im designing a program which will take any kind of image and put it into database a part of my program is like this


Graphics::TBitmap *bitmap = new Graphics::TBitmap();

Image1->Picture->LoadFromFile(OpenDialog1>FileName);
bitmap->Assign(Image1->Picture->Graphic);
DBImage1->Picture->Bitmap = bitmap;

it works with jpg files but it doesn work with the gif files what must i do to fix it
Thanks

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[TonyGroves]

If all you're doing is storing the file contents in a database, then the file format is irrelevant, all you need do is read the binary file into a blob field.

However, it looks like you want to display the picture as well. TImage and TDBImage don't support GIF natively (presumably because of the now-expired patent, which required royalty payments), but there are third-party VCL components that do; a search for TGIFImage will produce results.

 

[dakkarin]

yes i want to show it also
but i couldnt find TGIFImage in any site for borland c++5 its all for delphi and upto borland 4
what should i do?
where can i find?

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[TonyGroves]

I've no idea; I just did a Google search and found references to TGIFImage.

Another approach you might be able to try is to convert your GIF files into either a Borland-supported format like BMP, or a more modern format like PNG, for which you might be able to use TPNGImage.

 

[dakkarin]

I just need to use that TGIFImage component is there anyway to be able to use the compiled package for borland c++ 4 use for borland c++ 5
or does anyone know any other way to show the gif image in a TImage file

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[dakkarin]

any idea?

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[2ffat]

I've found one for BCB 3. I suspect you would have to modify it to work with BCB5 even if the newer VCL would work with it.


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[dakkarin]

how can i modify it to work with bcb 5.0 i tried but i couldnt succeed do you know anything about it

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[2ffat]

Sorry, I don't.

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[TonyGroves]

If the source code is available, then you could re-build it for BCB5.

 

[dakkarin]

no source code is not available
isnt there any other way to show a gif image in TImage component?

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[2ffat]

See if any of these help:

http://community.borland.com/homepages/dsp/newl/tools/f034_001.htm

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[dakkarin]

Thanks but every file in this site is for delphi where can i find the c++ versions

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[dakkarin]

Does anyone know how can i convert dfm files to bpr files
is there anyway to do this?

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[TonyGroves]

A dfm file represents a form, a bpr represents a project. You can't convert between the two.

 

[dakkarin]

i have theese file extensions under the delphi project
.dfm .pas .res .dpr
isnt there anyway to convert this project to c++

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[TonyGroves]

The dpr file is the project file, equivalent to bpr. It could probably be easily converted to bpr using a text editor. The pas file is Pascal; you could also convert that, but I think you can include Pascal files in C++Builder projects. The dfm and res files should be same in both systems.

 

[dakkarin]

how can i convert it then?

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[dakkarin]

any idea?

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[dakkarin]

doesnt anyone have any idea about
what must i use for using gif images in TImage component
every component on the net is for delphi
what must i do?

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