Re: Images and PDF:API2

> > Thanks for the tip. Do you know how the scale option works? Or 
> maybe 
> > if I tell you want I want to happen you can give me some pointers
> > 
> > I want center an image and have the height be a particular size 
and 
> > the width be proportional to that. If it is possible I would like 
> to 
> > crop the extra width if any, but I an always draw a white box 
over 
> > the extra width if need be. 
> > 
> > Bill H
> >
> 
> 
> Mark that would be great. I got Imagemagick installed on the server 
> and working at the command line (using convert), but a very strange 
> thing, I cant do the exact command from a perl system() call. FOr 
> example if I shell in and do:
> 
> convert logo: logo.gif 
> 
> It works great, but if I put it in a perl program:
> 
> system("convert logo: logo.gif"); nothing happens. I have shell and 
> everything turned on (if I do a system("mv blah.txt ../blah.txt"); 
in 
> the same perl program, that works.
> 
> I installed the Perl::Magick portion and tried that using an 
example 
> they gave and the server justlocked up - had to reboot it (maybe I 
> did it wrong). So yes, if you could show me you example I can see 
if 
> I was doing it wrong.
> 
> Bill H
>

I think I figured out my issue, I am so used to Windows / Dos that I 
forgot that I need to tell the system call where convert is located. 
Did that and it worked. But still want to see you examples!

Bill H