Hi Mark,

We also do bulk conversions every month. We currently have converted ('resized') over 2 million images into 2 different sizes each in their own directory tree based upon the fil name . We receive the images in a zip file with hundreds of small direcories with random file names. We obviously needed a way to automate spanning directories, renaming files and rationalizing file placement. We discovered :

JDO - JPEG Disk Optimizer 3.37

A Windows 95/98 and NT command prompt driven program for optimizing and watermarking multiple JPEGs and TIFs on a disk or file server.

It is a registered program which we automate thru the command line from VFP. I highly recommend it. It is reliable, works on all the above platforms, and is not hideously expensive.

You can "read all about it" at : http://www.xat.com/jdo/

Glenn


PS They also sell an OCX (I have not tested) which may work well with your class.



>Sorry, no. I am using Win2k at home and still on Win98SE at work. I can't get too far ahead of my office inefficiences. If this image control is not available in XP, I am going to be in a bind. I really need a way to automate bulk image reduction. Doing them 1 at a time in Paint Shop Pro sucks. I did find free software to do bulk conversions at http://www.arcatapet.net/imgv32.html but you can not automate it. As long as I have something that can do bulk conversions, I can live without full automation [just barely, though :)].
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>>Mark,
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>>Any clue as to what control can be used in XP? The Kodak/Wang image controls are not installed.
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>>> OLECLASS = 'Imaging.EditCtrl.1', ;