PPMA_TO_PPMB
ASCII PPM to binary PPM graphics file conversion

PPMA_TO_PPMB is a FORTRAN90 program which converts ASCII PPM files to binary PPM format.

Usage:

ppma_to_ppmb file.ppma file.ppmb

reads the data in file.ppma and writes it to file.ppmb

Licensing:

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

Languages:

PPMA_TO_PPMB is available in a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version.

Related Programs:

PPMA, a data directory which contains a description and examples of ASCII PPM files.

PPMB, a data directory which contains sample binary PPM files.

Reference:

1. the NETPBM homepage.

Source Code:

• ppma_to_ppmb.f90, the source code.

List of Routines:

• MAIN is the main program for PPMA_TO_PPMB.
• CH_CAP capitalizes a single character.
• GET_UNIT returns a free FORTRAN unit number.
• GETINT reads an integer from a file.
• PPM_CHECK_DATA checks pixel data.
• PPMA_READ reads an ASCII portable pixel map file.
• PPMB_WRITE writes a binary portable pixel map file.
• S_EQI is a case insensitive comparison of two strings for equality.
• S_TO_I4 reads an integer value from a string.
• S_TO_I4VEC converts an string of characters into an array of integers.
• WORD_NEXT_RD "reads" words from a string, one at a time.

You can go up one level to the FORTRAN90 source codes.