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The GetFormatList transaction returns a list of valid formats for the specified file type.
Type XTYP_REQUEST
Syntax [GetFormatList(fileType)]
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Parameter |
Data type |
Values |
Meaning |
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fileType |
WORD |
1 |
8-bit color rasters |
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2 |
bilevel rasters |
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4 |
24-bit color rasters |
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8 |
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16 |
multilayer or multipage documents |
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Reply |
Data type |
Values |
Meaning |
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count |
WORD |
0 1 | 2 | 3 | . . . |
none number of formats |
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defFormatID |
WORD |
0 | 1 | 2 | . . . |
0-based index into the list. See Remarks. |
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ext |
string |
one- to three-character text string |
default extension |
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description |
string |
text string |
description of the format |
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formatID |
WORD |
identifier of the format. See Remarks. |
Remarks
The defFormatID returned as a reply code is a 0-based index into the list of formats that follows it. That is, if its value is 0, the default format is the first one in the list; if its value is 1, the default format is the second one; and so on.
The last three reply variables (ext, description, and formatID) are repeated for every format in the list. To see a complete list of output formats for your configuration, you could write a program to get the list and print it. Because you have access to this list, you could display a dialog box and permit the user to select the format prior to performing the save.
Release Information
Added in Release 3.70.
See also