PictureBase(TM): Application Note #1

This application notes describes the internal format of PictureBase Library files.
Library File:Creator: PBAP
Type: PCLB
Type of resources:


LMAP - Directory of pictures.
PICT - Pictures.
TILE - Titles of pictures.
KYWD - Keywords for pictures.
INFO - Text information for pictures.
LMAP:




ID:Zero (all others reserved for future use)
Format:



Number of pages in this Library (WORD)
Reserved (LONG)
Resource ID of first page (WORD)
Reserved (LONG)
Resource ID of last page (WORD)
Reserved (LONG)
PICT:ID:513 or greater
FormatStandard PICT format

TILE:ID:513 or greater
FormatASCII data (not Pascal or C string)

KYWD:ID:513 or greater
FormatASCII data (not Pascal or C string)

INFO:ID:513 or greater
FormatASCII data (not Pascal or C string)

The ID in a LMAP entry is the resource ID for the PICT, TILE, KYWD, and INFO for that page in the Library.

ID numbers are allocated randomly (as long as they don't already exist in that Library file).

IDs 0-128 are reserved for use by the system.
IDs 129-512 reserved for use by the PictureBase application.

PICT, TILE, KYWD, and INFO resources must be marked as purgable and not pre-loaded.

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Published Date: Feb 18, 2012