PBMA_IO
Portable Bit Map (ASCII) Files
Read and Write Utilities

PBMA_IO is a C++ library which reads and writes files in the ASCII PBMA format for 2D bit map graphics information.

There are many graphics programs, such as XV and GIMP, that can display images in this format, or translate them to other formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, MacPaint, X Window, and so on.

Related Data and Programs:

PBMA is a data directory which contains some example PBMA files.

PBMA_IO is also available in a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

PBMB_IO is a C++ library which handles the (binary) Portable Bit Map format.

PGMA_IO is a C++ library which handles the Portable Gray Map format.

PPMA_IO is a C++ library which handles the Portable Pixel Map format.

1. the NETPBM homepage.

Source Code:

• pbma_io.C, the source code;
• pbma_io.H, the include file for PBMA_IO;
• pbma_io.csh, commands to compile the source code;

Examples and Tests:

• pbma_io_prb.C, the sample calling program.
• pbma_io_prb.csh, commands to compile, link and run the sample calling program.
• pbma_io_prb.out, the sample output file.

List of Routines:

• PBMA_CHECK_DATA checks the data for an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_EXAMPLE sets up some PBMA data.
• PBMA_READ reads the header and data from an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_READ_DATA reads the data in an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_READ_HEADER reads the header of an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_READ_TEST tests the ASCII portable bit map read routines.
• PBMA_WRITE writes the header and data for an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_WRITE_DATA writes the data for an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_WRITE_HEADER writes the header of an ASCII portable bit map file.
• PBMA_WRITE_TEST tests the ASCII portable bit map write routines.

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