hmCal_Area To Picture

hmCal_Area To Picture (area;format) -> Picture

Parameter          Type             Description
area               Longint      ->  hmCal area
format             Longint      ->  picture format
Picture            Picture      <-  Picture of the hmCal-Ara

Description

The command hmCal_Area To Picture returns a picture of the hmCal area. The area can be both on the screen indicated area, and with hmCal_New Offscreen Area created area. Scrollbars are not drawn in the picture.

hmCal supports following native picture formats:

1 = jpg
2 = png
3 = bmp
4 = gif
5 = tiff
6 = pdf (only on macintosh)
7 = SVG

You can also use the predefinied Constants.

You can define your own size of the picture by using the selectors hmCal_prop_PrintingWidth and hmCal_prop_PrintingHeight with the command hmCal_SET AREA PROPERTY.

Example

The following example creates a picture variable of the current hmCal area:

C_PICTURE($vb_hmcal)

$vb_hmcal:=hmCal_Area To Picture(hmCal;hmCal_picture_jpg)