Re: Converting PCX to ...

batch files rock! :o) "Bb" <ben@themidwestgroup.com> wrote in message news:20020709091639.38939.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > 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 > > > >