PhotoPageGenerator - Visual Basic Source Code Source Code

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Photo Page Generator v2.3

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This is a quick little program I wrote to generate some html code to automate the making of photo pages. It will read a directory to get all of the images, and write the html code to put them in thumbnails, or to generate a list to put in a drop-down box for a slideshow. Note that the code it generates is to work with the format of my Photo Pages, but you could easily edit the code to make it fit whatever format you wanted. This program uses a module written by David Crowell to read in the image sizes.

 

Source Code:

Form1:
Form1 Screenshot
Option Explicit


Dim ImageList() As String
Dim ctr As Integer
Dim ctr2 As Integer
Dim ImageName As String
Dim DirectoryName As String
Dim NumberImages As Integer
Dim ImageWidth As Integer
Dim ImageHeight As Integer
Dim WidthString As String
Dim HeightString As String
Dim IndentString As String
Dim OutputString As String


Private Sub CommandStart_Click()
  'Implements Class1
  
  IndentString = ""
  For ctr = 1 To Val(TextIndentValue.Text)
    IndentString = IndentString + " "
  Next ctr
  
  ctr = 1
  DirectoryName = TextGraphicsSourceDir.Text
  ImageName = Dir(DirectoryName + TextFileType.Text)
  ReDim Preserve ImageList(ctr)
  ImageList(ctr) = ImageName
  Do Until ImageName = ""
   ctr = ctr + 1
   ImageName = Dir
   ReDim Preserve ImageList(ctr)
   ImageList(ctr) = ImageName
  Loop

  NumberImages = ctr - 1
  
  
  
  For ctr = 1 To NumberImages
    'TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + ImageList(ctr)
    ImageName = DirectoryName + ImageList(ctr)
    Module1.ReadImageInfo (ImageName)
    ImageWidth = Module1.Width
    ImageHeight = Module1.Height
    
    'Remove leading space from width & height
    WidthString = Str(ImageWidth)
    WidthString = Right(WidthString, Len(WidthString) - 1)
    HeightString = Str(ImageHeight)
    HeightString = Right(HeightString, Len(HeightString) - 1)
    
    'Specify output
    OutputString = IndentString + "<div class=""float"">"
    TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString
    OutputString = IndentString + "  <a href=""" + TextGraphicsPath.Text + ImageList(ctr) + """>"
    TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString
    OutputString = IndentString + "  <img src=""" + TextThumbnailPath.Text + ImageList(ctr) + """ height=" + HeightString + " width=" + WidthString + " border=0 alt=""""></a><br>"
    TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString
    For ctr2 = 1 To Val(TextCaptionLines.Text)
      OutputString = IndentString + "  <br>"
      TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString
    Next ctr2
    OutputString = IndentString + "</div>"
    TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString
    OutputString = ""
    TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString

    'TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + ImageName + vbCrLf + "  height= " + Str(ImageHeight) + "  width= " + Str(ImageWidth)
  Next ctr
  
  TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + "End"
  'ReadImageInfo (sFileName)
End Sub


Private Sub CommandStartSlideshow_Click()
  'Implements Class1
  
  IndentString = ""
  For ctr = 1 To Val(TextIndentValue.Text)
    IndentString = IndentString + " "
  Next ctr
  
  ctr = 1
  DirectoryName = TextGraphicsSourceDir.Text
  ImageName = Dir(DirectoryName + TextFileType.Text)
  ReDim Preserve ImageList(ctr)
  ImageList(ctr) = ImageName
  Do Until ImageName = ""
   ctr = ctr + 1
   ImageName = Dir
   ReDim Preserve ImageList(ctr)
   ImageList(ctr) = ImageName
  Loop

  NumberImages = ctr - 1
  
  
  
  For ctr = 1 To NumberImages
    'TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + ImageList(ctr)
    ImageName = TextGraphicsPath.Text + ImageList(ctr)
    
    'Specify output
    OutputString = IndentString + "<option value=""" + ImageName + """>" + ImageList(ctr) + "</option>"
    TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + OutputString
    'TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + ImageName + vbCrLf + "  height= " + Str(ImageHeight) + "  width= " + Str(ImageWidth)
  Next ctr
  
  TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + "End"
  TextDebug.Text = TextDebug.Text + vbCrLf + " Number Images = " + Str(NumberImages)
  'ReadImageInfo (sFileName)
End Sub

Module1:
Option Explicit

' Only the first X bytes of the file are read into a byte array.
' BUFFERSIZE is X.  A larger number will use more memory and
' be slower.  A smaller number may not be able to decode all
' JPEG files.  Feel free to play with this number.
Private Const BUFFERSIZE As Long = 65535

' image type enum
Public Enum eImageType
    itUNKNOWN = 0
    itGIF = 1
    itJPEG = 2
    itPNG = 3
    itBMP = 4
End Enum

' private member variables
Private m_Width As Long
Private m_Height As Long
Private m_Depth As Byte
Private m_ImageType As eImageType


'
' CImageInfo
'
' Author: David Crowell
' davidc@qtm.net
' http://www.qtm.net/~davidc
'
' Released to the public domain
' use however you wish
'
' CImageInfo will get the image type ,dimensions, and
' color depth from JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF files.
'
' version date: June 16, 1999
'
' http://www.wotsit.org is a good source of
' file format information.  This code would not have been
' possible without the files I found there.
'

' read-only properties

Public Property Get Width() As Long
    Width = m_Width
End Property

Public Property Get Height() As Long
    Height = m_Height
End Property

Public Property Get Depth() As Byte
    Depth = m_Depth
End Property

Public Property Get ImageType() As eImageType
    ImageType = m_ImageType
End Property

Public Sub ReadImageInfo(sFileName As String)
' This is the sub to call to retrieve information on a file.
    
    ' Byte array buffer to store part of the file
    Dim bBuf(BUFFERSIZE) As Byte
    ' Open file number
    Dim iFN As Integer
    
    ' Set all properties to default values
    m_Width = 0
    m_Height = 0
    m_Depth = 0
    m_ImageType = itUNKNOWN
    
    ' here we will load the first part of a file into a byte
'array the amount of the file stored here depends on
'the BUFFERSIZE constant
    iFN = FreeFile
    Open sFileName For Binary As iFN
    Get #iFN, 1, bBuf()
    Close iFN
    
    If bBuf(0) = 137 And bBuf(1) = 80 And bBuf(2) = 78 Then
    ' this is a PNG file
    
        m_ImageType = itPNG
        
        ' get bit depth
        Select Case bBuf(25)
            Case 0
            ' greyscale
                m_Depth = bBuf(24)
                
            Case 2
            ' RGB encoded
                m_Depth = bBuf(24) * 3
                
            Case 3
            ' Palette based, 8 bpp
                m_Depth = 8
                
            Case 4
            ' greyscale with alpha
                m_Depth = bBuf(24) * 2
                
            Case 6
            ' RGB encoded with alpha
                m_Depth = bBuf(24) * 4
                
            Case Else
            ' This value is outside of it's normal range, so
            'we'll assume
            ' that this is not a valid file
                m_ImageType = itUNKNOWN
                
        End Select
        
        If m_ImageType Then
        ' if the image is valid then
        
            ' get the width
            m_Width = Mult(bBuf(19), bBuf(18))
            
            ' get the height
            m_Height = Mult(bBuf(23), bBuf(22))
        End If
        
    End If
    
    If bBuf(0) = 71 And bBuf(1) = 73 And bBuf(2) = 70 Then
    ' this is a GIF file
        
        m_ImageType = itGIF
        
        ' get the width
        m_Width = Mult(bBuf(6), bBuf(7))
        
        ' get the height
        m_Height = Mult(bBuf(8), bBuf(9))
        
        ' get bit depth
        m_Depth = (bBuf(10) And 7) + 1
    End If
    
    If bBuf(0) = 66 And bBuf(1) = 77 Then
    ' this is a BMP file
    
        m_ImageType = itBMP
        
        ' get the width
        m_Width = Mult(bBuf(18), bBuf(19))
        
        ' get the height
        m_Height = Mult(bBuf(22), bBuf(23))
        
        ' get bit depth
        m_Depth = bBuf(28)
    End If

    If m_ImageType = itUNKNOWN Then
    ' if the file is not one of the above type then
    ' check to see if it is a JPEG file
        Dim lPos As Long
        
        Do
        ' loop through looking for the byte sequence FF,D8,FF
        ' which marks the begining of a JPEG file
        ' lPos will be left at the postion of the start
            If (bBuf(lPos) = &HFF And bBuf(lPos + 1) = &HD8 _
                 And bBuf(lPos + 2) = &HFF) _
                 Or (lPos >= BUFFERSIZE - 10) Then Exit Do
            
            ' move our pointer up
            lPos = lPos + 1
            
        ' and continue
        Loop
        
        lPos = lPos + 2
        If lPos >= BUFFERSIZE - 10 Then Exit Sub
        
        
        Do
' loop through the markers until we find the one
'starting with FF,C0 which is the block containing the
'image information
        
            Do
            ' loop until we find the beginning of the next marker
                If bBuf(lPos) = &HFF And bBuf(lPos + 1) _
               <> &HFF Then Exit Do
                lPos = lPos + 1
                If lPos >= BUFFERSIZE - 10 Then Exit Sub
            Loop
            
            ' move pointer up
            lPos = lPos + 1
            
            Select Case bBuf(lPos)
                Case &HC0 To &HC3, &HC5 To &HC7, &HC9 To &HCB, _
                &HCD To &HCF
                ' we found the right block
                    Exit Do
            End Select
            
            ' otherwise keep looking
            lPos = lPos + Mult(bBuf(lPos + 2), bBuf(lPos + 1))
            
            ' check for end of buffer
            If lPos >= BUFFERSIZE - 10 Then Exit Sub
            
        Loop
        
        ' If we've gotten this far it is a JPEG and we are ready
        ' to grab the information.
        
        m_ImageType = itJPEG
        
        ' get the height
        m_Height = Mult(bBuf(lPos + 5), bBuf(lPos + 4))
        
        ' get the width
        m_Width = Mult(bBuf(lPos + 7), bBuf(lPos + 6))
        
        ' get the color depth
        m_Depth = bBuf(lPos + 8) * 8
        
    End If
    
End Sub
Private Function Mult(lsb As Byte, msb As Byte) As Long
    Mult = lsb + (msb * CLng(256))
End Function