Re: Converting PCX to ...

im having problem getting this converter to work, im running the following code: exec("cmd /c f:; cd \Products\legacyipc\ipc_dev\Chapter 21; convert test.pcx PDF_Cache\test.gif"); which is built from a load of data from a database. Unfortunatly, nothing happens. I don't see the new gif, and I don't get any errors. Nothing Someone please help, note: the location of the images cannot be changed "Miguel Cruz" <mnc@stoic.net> wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0207081105460.10484-100000@stoic.net... > On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, BB wrote: > > I'm writing a reporting system and I have a problem. > > > > I need to insert PCXs into a PDF (using PDFLib), but it doesn't support > > PCXs. > > > > So, to get round the problem, I need to convert the PCXs to JPGs or GIFs > > > > Does anyone know of a piece of PHP that can do this inline, (by that I mean, > > can be called and run in PHP script), because the images will have additions > > and modifications on a regular basis; and they come as PCXs. > > You can do it with Imagemagick. As I recall, there used to be direct PHP > functions for Imagemagick but they have disappeared many versions ago, so > you'll have to run it via system() et al. > > miguel >