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Re: Convert a picture to a string

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Subject: Re: Convert a picture to a string
From: Andy Dent <dent at oofile dot com dot au>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:48:59 +0800
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On 29/03/2008, at 10:32 AM, Norman Palardy wrote:
>       dbrec = new databaseRecord
>       dbrec.JPEGColumn("any") = p
>       return dbrec.StringValue("any")

Just thought I'd remind people that this is using a lossy JPEG  
conversion whereas the PNG plugin-based approaches are non-lossy.

That may or may not affect your data but could make a very big  
difference with line art or icons.

Andy (showing blocky white bits around the fringe) Dent
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