Image Data Model: _readDirrefMember

Image Data Model: _readDirrefMember

Reads an image from an external file in a directory identified by a fileref

Syntax
Example

Syntax

CALL SEND (object-id, '_readDirrefMember', dirref, member<, file-attributes>);

Argument Type Description

dirref
C the fileref of the directory containing the member

member
C the name of the file to be read

file-attributes
C file-specific attributes.

Argument	Type	Description
dirref	C	the fileref of the directory containing the member
member	C	the name of the file to be read
file-attributes	C	file-specific attributes.

Example

This example reads an image using a fileref to identify the directory:

filename('imgdir','/usr/images/color');
call send(imgdat_id,'_readDirrefMember',
         'imgdir','sign.tif',
          'format=tiff');

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