Convert an 8-bit BMP (Windows Bitmap) to an 8-bit RAW (raw pixel data)

by Thejan Rajapakshe (1 Submission)
Category: Graphics
Compatability: Visual Basic 5.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Thu 8^th May 2008
Date Added: Mon 8^th February 2021
Rating: (1 Votes)

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Function BMPtoRAW(fullbmptxt As String, outfilename As String) As Boolean
     'This function shaves off the first 1078 characters of the
     'bitmap file, then saves the resulting data into a raw file
     'off the specified name
     On Error Goto err_BMPtoRAW
     Dim wrkstr As String
          wrkstr = Mid$(fullbmptxt,1079)
          Open outfilename For Output As #1
               Print #1, wrkstr
          Close #1
          BMPtoRAW=True
     end_BMPtoRAW:
          Exit Function
     err_BMPtoRAW:
          BMPtoRAW=False
End Function

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