SVConvert15

Short:        Convert pictures using SViewIV and Dopus
Author:       wayne@zahadum.u-net.com (Wayne Newark)
Uploader:     wayne zahadum u-net com (Wayne Newark)
Type:         util/dopus
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

$VER: SVConvert.dopus5 1.5 (23.01.2000)

Note: It will only work with a registered version of SViewNG/SViewII/SViewIV.

Description:

Whilst using DOpus Magellan have you ever required the need to convert a large
number of picture files from one format to another.

This script uses SViewIV, but could be changed to use SViewNG or SViewII, to
perform the necessary file conversions. As I wrote this script I decided to use
it as an exercise in the use of multiple source and destination listers.
Therefore SVConvert.dopus5 will process all the selected picture files from all
the source listers it finds, converting them and then saving the results into
all the destination listers.

As part of the conversion process the files are renamed. It does this by
stripping off all text after the last '.' and appending an appropriate suffix.

Example: Converting to PNG   - Pic1.iff becomes Pic1.PNG
         Converting to JPEG  - Pic2.gif becomes Pic2.JPG


Installation:

1. Run the Install script.

2. Copy SVConvert.dopus5 to DOpus5:Arexx/
        SViewII.buttons and SViewII.menu to DOpus5:Buttons/
        Libs/#?.library to Libs:
        catalog/#? to DOpus5:catalogs/

Before using you will have to amend the script giving it the location of
SViewIV/SViewNG/SViewII and setting up the appropriate ARexx port name.


Usage:

    ARexx     DOpus5:ARexx/SVConvert.dopus5 {Qp} format*

* At present this is limited to: JPEG, BMP, PNG, DEEP, PCX, ILBM,
                                 PBM, RGFX, TIFF, SVG or <blank>.

Read the Superview-Library.guide for further information on graphic formats
supported by SViewIV/SViewNG/SViewII.

Both a button bank (SViewII.buttons) and Start Menu (SViewII.menu) have been
supplied as an examples on how to use it. Thought I run it from one of my User
Menus.


Distribution:

Freeware.  Feel free to email me if you have any suggestions for improvements or
           you find an error.

I give permission for the script to be put onto magazine cover-discs, software
compilation discs, the DOpus Plus CD or the SView CD, as long as the text files
in the archive accompanies it.