IFaxTiff::get_TiffTagString method (faxcom.h)

Retrieves the TiffTagString property for a FaxTiff object. The TiffTagString property is a null-terminated string that contains the value of a specified Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) tag (field).

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT get_TiffTagString(
  int  tagID,
  BSTR *pVal
);

Parameters

tagID

pVal

Return value

None

Remarks

For more information about Tagged Image File Format Class F (TIFF Class F) files, see Fax Image Format. For current information about TIFF tags, or for the list of valid TIFF tag numbers, contact Adobe Systems Incorporated.

A fax client application must set the Image property before retrieving another property for a FaxTiff object.

The get_TiffTagString method sets the pVal parameter to a string that represents the value of the TIFF tag, if it is available. If the information is not available, the method returns "Unavailable".

The TiffTagString property is a string that represents the value of the TIFF tag, if it is available. If the information is not available, TiffTagString is an empty string.

You can call the get_TiffTagString to retrieve information about any TIFF tag, including those that the fax service does not support. Note that you can retrieve this property only for the first page of a TIFF file.

The TiffTagString property contains information about any TIFF tag, including those that the fax service does not support. Note that this property only contains information for the first page of a TIFF file.

The get_TiffTagString method allocates the memory required for the buffer pointed to by the pVal parameter. The client application must call the SysFreeString function to deallocate the resources associated with this parameter. For more information, see Freeing Fax Resources.

Requirements

See also

Fax Service Client API Interfaces

Fax Service Client API for Windows 2000

IFaxTiff

SysFreeString