st33-to-tiff

Synopsis

(st33-to-tiff list tiff-file)

Parameters

  • list : A list of input file names in WIPO ST.33 file format
  • tiff-file : The filename of the output file in multipage TIFF format

Description

(st33-to-tiff list tiff-file) invokes a built in file format converter which converts the WIPO ST.33 file format as found on the european ESPACE CD-ROM series to multipage tiff.

st33-to-tiff expects a list of input filenames each specified as a string and the name of the output tiff file as a string.

st33-to-tiff creates the output tiff file by converting and appending each page in the specified list from left to right. The resolution tags generated are always 300DPI.

An unspecified value is returned. If any problem occurs during conversion an error is signalled.

Side Effects

Return Value

unspecified

Example

> (st33-to-tiff ’("page0001" "page0002") "tmp.tiff")
ok
> (define a (bitmap-readtiff "tmp.tiff"))
a
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