How to read content from font file?

22 Mar 2006 10:00 PM

Gary

Hi, there,

I need to read the content from a font file. When I double click a font
file, windows will show the content, including the font name, version, and
example characters. What is the API or control used here, and how to get the
same information from font files? Thanks.

Gary

22 Mar 2006 10:09 PM

Karl E. Peterson

Gary wrote:

> I need to read the content from a font file. When I double click a
> font file, windows will show the content, including the font name,
> version, and example characters. What is the API or control used
> here, and how to get the same information from font files? Thanks.

You need to pick 'em apart, bit by bit. Here's a running start:

http://vb.mvps.org/samples/FontPre

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23 Mar 2006 1:50 AM

Veign

And here is an extended version of Karl's class:
http://www.veign.com/vrc_codeview.asp?type=app&id=142

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"Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Gary wrote:
>> I need to read the content from a font file. When I double click a
>> font file, windows will show the content, including the font name,
>> version, and example characters. What is the API or control used
>> here, and how to get the same information from font files? Thanks.
>
> You need to pick 'em apart, bit by bit. Here's a running start:
>
> http://vb.mvps.org/samples/FontPre
>
> --
> Working without a .NET?
> http://classicvb.org/
>
>

23 Mar 2006 7:17 PM

Gary

Thanks lot Karl. This is the right place to start my investigation. Since the
existing code is based on vb 6, is there a new version around, such as in
..net or even C#.

Thanks again for your help.

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"Karl E. Peterson" wrote:

> Gary wrote:
> > I need to read the content from a font file. When I double click a
> > font file, windows will show the content, including the font name,
> > version, and example characters. What is the API or control used
> > here, and how to get the same information from font files? Thanks.
>
> You need to pick 'em apart, bit by bit. Here's a running start:
>
> http://vb.mvps.org/samples/FontPre
>
> --
> Working without a .NET?
> http://classicvb.org/
>
>
>

29 Mar 2006 7:01 PM

Karl E. Peterson

Gary wrote:

> Thanks lot Karl. This is the right place to start my investigation.
> Since the existing code is based on vb 6, is there a new version
> around, such as in .net or even C#.

I wouldn't know. Kinda hard to imagine, though.

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