Applies To:
  • CitectSCADA 6.10, 7.xx
Summary:
I am using the WinFile() function to print images of certain pages in my project in a bitmap format.  After upgrading from v5.41 to v6.10 the file size of the bitmap images has increased from ~80kb to ~3.5mb. Why has the size of the bitmap images increased?  

Solution:
The larger file size seems to be because the bitmap images are no longer being compressed. Citect has confirmed this to be a problem in CitectSCADA version 6.0 to v7.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it comes available.

A suggested work around would be to use the WinPrint() function to print the image in a PDF document using a PDF printer, which would create an image in a pdf format ~125kb in size and does show any loss in image quality.

Here is an example of the WinPrint() function which can be used to print a pdf document. WinPrint("\\dir of cutepdf printer",0,0,0).

The PDF printer 'cutepdf' can be found here >> http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp . We recommend that you test this method before applying to a 'Live' environment.

 
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