Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!usc!apple!vsi1!octopus!stever From: stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: .BMP format Keywords: bitmap Message-ID: <1990Jun13.215351.16719@Octopus.COM> Date: 13 Jun 90 21:53:51 GMT References: <1932@bnlux0.bnl.gov> Reply-To: stever@octopus.UUCP (Steve Resnick ) Organization: Octopus Enterprises, Cupertino CA Lines: 25 In article <1932@bnlux0.bnl.gov> reilly@bnlux0.bnl.gov (kevin reilly) writes: >Hello, > Once again I would like to ask anyone out there who knows of the >windows 3.0 .BMP format. An explanation similar to Petzold would be >appreciated. > A Mr. Ken Sykes suggested I buy the SDK. I think he works for MS >or has 100 shares. I really can't afford it. What I hope to do is save >screen dumps in .BMP format. > Thank you once again. >Kevin M. Reilly > I believe that these are in the same format... I have moved the windows chess.bmp file to my OS/2 machine, and used it in a number of bitmap manipulation programs.... Charles Petzold gives a good description, if you need more, I can probably quote you the format from the OS/2 Programmer's Manual... Good Luck... Steve -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Resnick - 408/241-1533 Process Scientific, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------