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From: dbfunk@ICAEN.UIOWA.EDU (David B. Funk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: closing GPR bitmap files
Message-ID: <8811011846.AA18433@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu>
Date: 1 Nov 88 18:35:43 GMT
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RE: posting <8810312349.AA01262@richter.mit.edu>

> "... I can also save the
> image to a GPR bitmap file with the GPR_$OPEN_BITMAP_FILE call
> and then continue scanning/editing images. Here's my problem ...
> how do I close the bitmap file so the image which was just
> saved can be printed (copied, worked on by other people, etc)
> without exiting from my GPR program?"

The GPR call "gpr_$deallocate_bitmap" can be used to "close"
a GPR bitmap file. Call it with the bitmap descriptor that was
returned from the "gpr_$open_bitmap_file" call.

    Dave Funk