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Convert BMP to JPG

I know what you're thinking, just another code to turn a BMP file into a JPG file. Well my code does do this, but its A LOT easier. All the other submissions are complicated and use several user controls/modules/class modules. This is a module with a function BMPtoJPG and THATS IT! All you need is one lone of code and your done! No other modules, or any other files are required. It uses VIC32.DLL, you can download it at https://education.uregina.ca/courosa/ecmp355/HyperST/Vic32.dll. Vote if you like.

Assumes
BMPtoJPG "c:\xxxx.bmp","c:\xxxx.jpg" thats all you need!

Side Effects
None that I know of.

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Just put this into a module and your set!
'declarations
Type imgdes
  ibuff As Long
  stx As Long
  sty As Long
  endx As Long
  endy As Long
  buffwidth As Long
  palette As Long
  colors As Long
  imgtype As Long
  bmh As Long
  hBitmap As Long
End Type
Type BITMAPINFOHEADER
  biSize As Long
  biWidth As Long
  biHeight As Long
  biPlanes As Integer
  biBitCount As Integer
  biCompression As Long
  biSizeImage As Long
  biXPelsPerMeter As Long
  biYPelsPerMeter As Long
  biClrUsed As Long
  biClrImportant As Long
End Type
Declare Function bmpinfo Lib "VIC32.DLL" (ByVal Fname As String, bdat As BITMAPINFOHEADER) As Long
Declare Function allocimage Lib "VIC32.DLL" (image As imgdes, ByVal wid As Long, ByVal leng As Long, ByVal BPPixel As Long) As Long
Declare Function loadbmp Lib "VIC32.DLL" (ByVal Fname As String, desimg As imgdes) As Long
Declare Sub freeimage Lib "VIC32.DLL" (image As imgdes)
Declare Function convert1bitto8bit Lib "VIC32.DLL" (srcimg As imgdes, desimg As imgdes) As Long
Declare Sub copyimgdes Lib "VIC32.DLL" (srcimg As imgdes, desimg As imgdes)
Declare Function savejpg Lib "VIC32.DLL" (ByVal Fname As String, srcimg As imgdes, ByVal quality As Long) As Long
'end declarations
'the sub
Public Sub BMPtoJPG(Thebmp As String, Thejpg As String)
Dim tmpimage As imgdes  ' Image descriptors
  Dim tmp2image As imgdes
  Dim rcode As Long
  Dim quality As Long
  Dim vbitcount As Long
  Dim bdat As BITMAPINFOHEADER ' Reserve space for BMP struct
  Dim bmp_fname As String
  Dim jpg_fname As String
  bmp_fname = Thebmp
  jpg_fname = Thejpg
  quality = 75
  ' Get info on the file we're to load
  rcode = bmpinfo(bmp_fname, bdat)
  If (rcode <> NO_ERROR) Then
   MsgBox "Cannot find file", 0, "Error encountered!"
   Exit Sub
  End If
  
  vbitcount = bdat.biBitCount
  If (vbitcount >= 16) Then ' 16-, 24-, or 32-bit image is loaded into 24-bit buffer
   vbitcount = 24
  End If
  
  ' Allocate space for an image
  rcode = allocimage(tmpimage, bdat.biWidth, bdat.biHeight, vbitcount)
  If (rcode <> NO_ERROR) Then
   MsgBox "Not enough memory", 0, "Error encountered!"
   Exit Sub
  End If
  
  ' Load image
  rcode = loadbmp(bmp_fname, tmpimage)
  If (rcode <> NO_ERROR) Then
   freeimage tmpimage ' Free image on error
   MsgBox "Cannot load file", 0, "Error encountered!"
   Exit Sub
  End If
  If (vbitcount = 1) Then ' If we loaded a 1-bit image, convert to 8-bit grayscale
    ' because jpeg only supports 8-bit grayscale or 24-bit color images
   rcode = allocimage(tmp2image, bdat.biWidth, bdat.biHeight, 8)
   If (rcode = NO_ERROR) Then
     rcode = convert1bitto8bit(tmpimage, tmp2image)
     freeimage tmpimage ' Replace 1-bit image with grayscale image
     copyimgdes tmp2image, tmpimage
   End If
  End If
  ' Save image
  rcode = savejpg(jpg_fname, tmpimage, quality)
  freeimage tmpimage
End Sub
'your done!