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/* Load a vector graphics into MetaView, then */
/* save it to ILBM and load it into SViewNG */
/* written in 1997 by Andreas R. Kleinert */
METAVIEW = 'hd5:MetaView/MetaView' /* Please complete the path */
OPTIONS RESULTS
SIGNAL ON FAILURE
SIGNAL ON SYNTAX
/*
** Looking for our start process
*/
SVPORT = 'SViewNG.rx'
IF ~SHOW('P',SVPORT) THEN DO
say "Please start SViewNG before!"
EXIT
end
/*
** Create a new Metaview process:
** first look for the allready running processes
** then the new Port will be the next one
*/
do NUMBER = 0 to 20
if (SHOW(PORTS,"METAVIEW." || NUMBER) = 0) then
leave
end
/*
** Searching for MetaView: 1. our path above,
** 2. path in env:MetaView.path
** or 3. you must have a assign "MetaView:"
*/
if (EXISTS(METAVIEW)=0) then do
if OPEN("MVVAR","env:MetaView.path","Read") then do
METAVIEW = READLN("MVVAR")
end
if (EXISTS(METAVIEW)=0) then do
METAVIEW = "MetaView:MetaView"
end
end
/*
** Enable warnings for WaitForPort
*/
OPTIONS FAILAT 5
ADDRESS COMMAND
"run " || METAVIEW || " NODISPLAY"
MVPORT = "METAVIEW." || NUMBER
"WaitForPort " || MVPORT
/*
** Ignore the other errors
*/
OPTIONS FAILAT 21
/*
** Do all needed thinks with MetaView (LOAD,SAVE,QUIT...)
*/
ADDRESS VALUE MVPORT
REQUESTFILE "Bilder:"
FILENAME = result
LOAD FILENAME
SAVE "t:mv_sv_import.ilbm" AS ILBM
QUIT
/*
** Import the temporary file in application
*/
ADDRESS VALUE SVPORT
'LOAD=t:mv_sv_import.ilbm'
EXIT
FAILURE:
ADDRESS COMMAND
REQUESTCHOICE "Error" """Can't find" METAVIEW "!""" "OK"
EXIT
SYNTAX:
say "Error on line" SIGL ":" ERRORTEXT(RC) "!"
EXIT