Short: DataType pic converter, supports wildcards Author: christon.powertech.no (Christopher Naas) Uploader: christon powertech no (Christopher Naas) Type: gfx/conv Architecture: m68k-amigaos XtoILBM 3.0 is a picture converter that uses datatypes to convert ANY pictureformat to IFF. XtoILBM takes 3 arguments, source, destination, and optionally, DisplayModeID for the converted picture. XtoILBM supports wildcards, so there's no longer any need for scripts. ** If you use wildcards, the destionation argument will be appended to the names of the converted files. An example: 1> CD IFF: 1> XtoILBM GIF:#?.GIF .IFF The above CD's to an assign called IFF: (great place for storing IFF's ;), and calls XtoILBM to convert all the GIF files in the GIF: assign to ILBM files, append .IFF to the filenames and save them in the IFF: assign (since that's the current directory). ** If you do not use wildcards, the converted file will be saved as the filename given as the outfile, including path. An example: XtoILBM JPG:Apollo.JPG IFF:Apollo.Ham8 XtoILBM will load the source image, and save the ILBM as the specified destination file in the specified destination directory. ** If you want, you can define a DisplayModeID for the converted image to use. An example: XtoILBM JPG:Apollo.JPG IFF:Apollo.Ham8 ID 692229 This saves the converted image as a DBLPAL HighRes Laced image. ** XtoILBM is especially usefull for people who haven't got a lot of memory, or just need to make speedy conversions. The wildcard option is great for converting a lot of files at once, using only one command :) XtoILBM was programmed in SAS/C 6.51, and tested on an A4000/040/14. It should work on any Amiga with the datatypes.library installed. If you use this program, you have to let me know. You can either send me a postcard, or just EMail me. But either way, you have to let me know you are using it ;) Contact me, Christopher Naas Solv. 3a 1533 Moss Norway TLF: +47 6925 1264 BBS: +47 6925 6117 EMail: christon@powertech.no (Christ on Powertechno) History: 01.09.94 Received a bug report from Ralph Seichter, who claimed XtoILBM gave two enforcerhits when started with no arguments. As I was unable to reproduce this myself, I rewrote the argumentparsing, and the result was a much emproved XtoILBM2, 338 bytes smaller executable :) Thanks, Ralph! 27.05.95 Added wildcard support, the DisplayModeID argument and more detailed error messages.