ReadFile Method
Syntax
CWIMAQVision.ReadFile DestImage, Path, ColorTable [, LoadColorTable = False]
Return Type
On success, this method returns 0. On failure, this method returns a negative number.
Purpose
Obsolete—Use ReadImage instead. Reads image information from a file. The file can be in one of the following formats: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, AIPD, or BMP.
Remarks
You can use this method with all image types.
Parameters
DestImage As CWIMAQImage
The image into which the method stores data it reads from the file.
Path As String
The complete pathname, including drive, directory, and filename, for the file to be loaded.
ColorTable As Variant
On return, the color table that the method read from the file if the table exists. You must set LoadColorTable to True to output the table.
LoadColorTable As Variant
[Optional] Determines whether to load the color table present in the file (if it exists). If loaded, this table is read and made available to the output ColorTable.
This parameter has a default value of False.