PICWorks Overview

OCX Features

• Easy to use! Simply add the OCX file to your project and view an image with a single line of code!
• ATL-based, without the overhead or dependencies of MFC.
• No dependencies means simple distribution and easy update/maintainability.
• Small size - less than 340KB!

Imaging Features

• Support for 2 to n internal image buffers allows flexible processing capabilities without the overhead of multiple controls.
• Custom Picture property allows extensibility.
• Centralized error handling made easy through a custom event.
• Display features integral scrollbars and keyboard shortcuts for navigation.
• Scale image to component display on the fly without loss of quality.
• Format conversions between 1, 8, 16, and 24-bit.
• Color to gray conversion.
• Rotate and/or resize any image buffer's contents.
• Automatic image enlargement on rotation available to prevent image clipping.
• Copy to clipboard in one of two formats.
• Paste from clipboard to any image buffer.
• Capture windows.
• Print images in 3 different modes, including scaling to page size automatically.
• Create simple histograms based on palette color or RGB.
• Select parts of images for operations.
• Modify resolution information and compression schemes (in some file formats).
• Convert between file formats.

Other Features

• Support for Windows 9x through Windows XP.
• Use any Windows programming language that supports ActiveX controls.
• Comprehensive on-line documentation and printable Doc file.

Compatibility

Operating System for Deployment
Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and 2000/XP

Architecture of Product
32Bit

Tool Type
Component

Component Type
ActiveX (OCX)

Built Using
ATL3.0

Business Function
User Interface Collections

General

• Includes Digital Signature
• Marked as Safe for Initialization
• Marked as Safe for Scripting
• OCX96 Compatible
• Supports Apartment Model Threading
• Supports Component Categories
• Supports Free Threading

Year 2000 Compliance
Yes

Compatible Containers

• Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, 97
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, 5.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, 5.0, 4.0
• Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0, 1.1
• Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, 1.0
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0
• Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad
• Microsoft Office 97
• Microsoft Access 97, 95, 2.0
• Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 5.0
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, 3.0
• Netscape Navigator
• Borland C++ 5.0, Builder 3
• Borland Delphi 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
• Borland IntraBuilder 1.5
• Borland Visual dBase 7.0
• IBM VisualAge for Basic
• IBM VisualAge C++
• PowerSoft PowerBuilder 6.0, 5.0
• Watcom C/C++