export |
Type | command |
Dictionary | LCS |
Library | LiveCode Script |
Syntax | export [<format>] [with metadata <metadata>] to {file <filePath> | <container>} [with mask <maskFile>]
export <image> [with metadata <metadata>] to {file <filePath> | <container>} [as <format>] [with mask <maskFile>]
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Summary | Exports the selected image as a PBM, JPEG, GIF, BMP
or PNG file.
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Introduced | 1.0 |
OS | mac, windows, linux, ios, android |
Platforms | desktop, mobile |
Parameters | Name | Type | Description |
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format | | The desired file format to export. paint: PBM, PGM, or PPM
JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
BMP: device independent bitmap
PNG: Portable Network Graphics
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metadata | | |
filePath | | The filePath specifies the name and location of the file you want to
export to. If you specify a name but not a location, the file is created
in the defaultFolder.
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container | | A reference to a container, usually another image or a URL.
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maskFile | | The maskFile specifies the name and location of a file to export as an
image mask. You can use a maskFile only when exporting in PBM format
(paint).
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image | | A reference to an image. The metadata is an array of metadata. Currently
the only key supported is "density" with a value in pixels per inch
(ppi).
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Example | export paint to file "Picture" with mask "../circlemask"
export JPEG to URL "binfile:next.jpg"
export image "Parachute" to myVariable as GIF
export image thisImage to file "Thumbnail" as PNG
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Related | Keyword: file, image, paint, as
Property: JPEGQuality, selected
Command: export, export snapshot, import
Glossary: JPEG, GIF, export, PBM, container, PPM, PNG, BMP, command
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Security | disk |
Description | Use the export command to export an image to a file or
container.
If you use the form export format to..., the selected image is
exported.
The export paint form exports the image as a PBM, PGM, or PPM file,
depending on the image's colors. (Optionally, you can specify a location
for the mask file.) The export JPEG form exports as a JPEG file, the
export PNG form exports as a PNG file and the export BMP form exports as
a BMP. If you don't specify a format, the file is exported as PBM,
PGM, or PPM.
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