
Algorithm Alley - Dr Dobb's Journal - August 1993
"Diving into Windows Bitmaps: Part One"
(c) 1993 by Tom Swan. All rights reserved.

Note: You may use any of the files in this ZIP file to create
your own compiled programs, which you may distribute free of any
charge or royalty.

Files ending in .TXT are algorithms in Pascal. Files ending in .CPP
are sample implementations of algorithms in Borland C++. Here's an
inventory of the files and algorithm numbers:

Algorithm #10 - Unpack Windows Bitmap
    tunpack.cpp
    bunpack.txt

Algorithm #11 - Pack Windows Bitmap
    tpack.cpp
    bpack.txt
    test.dat   (sample test data)

The sample test data file contains several test bitmaps in ASCII text
form. To test the programs, copy the test data (the lines with hex
bytes) to individual files, then enter commands such as:

  TPACK YOURFILE.DAT >PACKED.DAT
  TUNPACK PACKED.DAT >UNPACKED.DAT
  COMPARE YOURFILE.DAT UNPACKED.DAT

(Note: The COMPARE test program and the final bitmap compression
utility will be listed next month.)
  
For more information about the files, see my column "Algorithm Alley"
appearing regularly in Dr. Dobb's Journal. Enjoy!

Tom Swan
Compuserve ID 73627,3241
