[misty83]

hi,
how can i save bitmap to *.bmp file? i'm making a screenshot, store it to the bitmap:

Bitmap _bitmap= new Bitmap(Display.getWidth(), Display.getHeight());
		Display.screenshot(_bitmap);

and i want to write it to the *.bmp file. how can i do this?

[hrbuckley]

You questions have me curious as to what you're working on. I will try to contain myself.

Unfortunately from what I've come across the API seems limited to reading images and displaying them, not saving to files. I don't think the BMP format is very complex though so you may be able to write your own routine.

I did find net.rim.device.api.system.EncodedImage.getData(), there is a subclass net.rim.device.api.system.BMPEncodedImage,
which "Returns the encoded data of this image." But how close that is to the file format I do not know.

[misty83]

i need to store bitmap to bmp just to compare smth (too long to explain). getData() method may be used only for PNG and JPEG. BMPEncodedImage was aslo checked by me, and to use it i must first make a jpg(or png) from my bitmap and then store it to BMPEncodedImage.. but unfortunatelly it is not a BMPImage!! it is still a jpg(or png, depend on what we used). so i do not know if it is a bug in rim's api or i do not know what.
anyway i just must dump a bitmap to *.bmp image..

[hrbuckley]

Sorry, no more ideas here.

[hippocamp software]

use the FileConnection api

[misty83]

yhh... i did. but the problem is that You can store an image only to png or jpg. and i'm looking for an idea of how to store it as a bitmap!