>I need a general solution to programmaticly convert pictures stored in general fields to picture files. It should process BMPs,JPGs,TIFFs,GIFs,etc. The essential point is that it should work independently of the app originally placed the picture into the gen field. Any suggestions?
You might start by looking at MS KB article Q161832. It deals with just bitmaps however.
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