[comp.windows.ms] >DIB to PICT Conversion?

amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Andrew Fountain) (02/23/90)

>I tried this about a week ago in comp.sys.mac and comp.windows.ms without
>a response, so I thought I would try one more time with comp.sys.mac.prog
>and comp.os.os2.  I am in dire need of a BMP or DIB to PICT converter.
>Does anyone have such a tool or know of where one might be available via
>ftp or some other means?  Aside from that any format info and suggestions
>on how to write my own would be appreciated also.  

>Thanks in Advance,
>-Jim

There is a PD program called GCP.EXE (on simtel) which I use to convert
from PICT to PCX and I'm pretty sure it will go the other way round. PCX
to BMP is trivial--just cut and paste into PC Paintbrush.

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francis@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Francis Ho) (02/25/90)

>I tried this about a week ago in comp.sys.mac and comp.windows.ms without
>a response, so I thought I would try one more time with comp.sys.mac.prog
>and comp.os.os2.  I am in dire need of a BMP or DIB to PICT converter.
>Does anyone have such a tool or know of where one might be available via
>ftp or some other means?  Aside from that any format info and suggestions
>on how to write my own would be appreciated also.  
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>-Jim

	I believe there is a program called Hijack that should be able to do
it.  


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