PBMA_TO_PBMB
convert ASCII PBM to binary PBM graphics file

PBMA_TO_PBMB is a C++ program which converts ASCII PBM files to binary PBM format.

Usage:

pbma_to_pbmb file1 file2

• file1 is the name of an existing PBM file in ASCII format;
• file2 is the name of the PBM file in binary format to be created.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

PBMA_TO_PBMB is available in a C++ version.

Related Data and Programs:

PBMA a data directory which contains sample ASCII PBM files.

PBMA_IO, a C++ library which is used by PBMA_TO_PBMB to read in the ASCII PBM file.

PBMB, a data directory which contains sample binary PBM files.

PBMB_IO, a C++ library which is used by PBMA_TO_PBMB to write out the binary PBM file.

PBMB_TO_PBMA, a C++ program which converts a binary PBM file to ASCII PBM format.

Reference:

1. the NETPBM homepage.

Source Code:

• pbma_to_pbmb.cpp, the source code.

List of Routines:

• MAIN is the main program for PBMA_TO_PBMB.
• PBMA_CHECK_DATA checks the data for an ASCII PBM file.
• PBMA_READ reads the header and data from an ASCII PBM file.
• PBMA_READ_DATA reads the data in an ASCII PBM file.
• PBMA_READ_HEADER reads the header of an ASCII PBM file.
• PBMA_TO_PBMB converts an ASCII PBM file to binary PBM format.
• PBMB_WRITE writes the header and data for a binary portable bit map file.
• PBMB_WRITE_DATA writes the data for a binary portable bit map file.
• PBMB_WRITE_HEADER writes the header of a binary portable bit map file.
• S_LEN_TRIM returns the length of a string to the last nonblank.
• S_WORD_EXTRACT_FIRST extracts the first word from a string.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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