NAME

	DT2IFF


FORMAT

	DT2IFF INFILE/A,OUTPATH/A,ICON/K,DEFTOOL/K


PURPOSE

	Converts any picture-datatype to standard IFF-ILBM format.


SPECIFICATION

	Since Workbench 3.0 a lot of datatypes are supported. But not all 
	programs can use these data. Thus DT2IFF converts a picture of 
	any type to the standard IFF-ILBM format, so nearly all applications
	can use the pictures. If the old file has an extension (e.g. .GIF,
	.JPG), it will be replaced by .IFF, if there is no extension, a new
	one will be added.
	The original files WILL NOT be overridden!


OPTIONS

	INFILE		This is neccessary.
			Type in the file you want to convert.
	OUTPATH		This is neccessary.
			Type in the path where the new picture shall be
			written to. (If you want to have it in the current
			directory you will have to use "")
	ICON		This is not neccessary.
			Here you can enter an icon name (without .info at
			the end of the filename) in order to create an 
			icon for the new file.
	DEFTOOL		This is not neccessary.
			Here you can enter a new default tool for your icon.
			The old one will be overridden.

	No matter what kind of icon you select for your new picture (drawer,
	disk, or something else), the new icon will be a project icon.


EXAMPLES

	1> DT2IFF Pics:Mouse.GIF RAM:
	This will convert 'Mouse.GIF' to 'RAM:Mouse.IFF'

	1> DT2IFF Pics:Mouse.JPG RAM: ICON=ENV:def_Picture
	This will convert 'Mouse.JPG' to 'RAM:Mouse.IFF'. In addition, a new 
	icon 'RAM:Mouse.IFF.info' will be created.

	1> DT2IFF Pics:Mouse.PCX RAM: ICON=ENV:def_Picture DEFTOOL=PPaint:PPaint
	Like example number 2, but the new default tool will be 'PPaint:PPaint'


BUGS

	NONE.


AUTHOR

	Markus Hillenbrand
	Weserstrasse 9
	36124 Eichenzell-Loeschenrod
	Germany
	
	E-mail: m_hillen@informatik.uni-kl.de


COPYRIGHT NOTICE

	This man page was written by:

	Markus Hillenbrand
	Weserstrasse 9
	36124 Eichenzell-Loeschenrod
	Germany
	
	E-mail: m_hillen@informatik.uni-kl.de

SEE ALSO

	ilbm2ppm (UNIX), FileFormats (AmigaDOS)