Developers wanting to add image and image device control functionality to their applications will and to check out this new, redistributable dll provided by Microsoft intended to replace functionality introduced with the Wang and Kodak image controls provided in older versions of Windows. Prior to the introduction of Windows XP, the Wang/Kodak control and libraries formed part of the operating system installation (were not redistributable) and provided the only inherent means to offer imaging display and manipulation without relying on third-party controls. However, Kodak Imaging for Windows program and the related controls (ImgScan.ocx, ImgAdmin.ocx, ImgEdit.ocx, and ImgThumb.ocx) are not included with Windows XP.

The readme file indicates the Windows Image Acquisition Library v2.0 is only designed to support the PNG, BMP, JPG, GIF and TIFF image formats. It should not be relied upon to support other formats, though they may appear to be supported depending on system configuration. Â

The download contains the dll, help files, installation instructions and a rash of assorted VB-based demos (and no, it does not contain the image shown ... that's my desktop background):

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Today, while pantyhose and tights have largely replaced seamed stockings in daily wear, the phrase "ala nylons" endures as a retro aesthetic â€” a nod to vintage glamour, to the meticulous craft of dressing, and to a time when a simple pair of stockings could make a woman feel, for a few precious hours, like a movie star. If you meant a different context for "ala nylons" (e.g., a specific song, brand, or slang usage), let me know and I can adjust the piece accordingly.

In art and film, nylons became shorthand for a certain kind of polished, post-war womanhood â€” think of Billy Wilderâ€™s heroines, or the pin-up photographs of the 1950s. A flash of nylon at the ankle was as provocative as any bare shoulder. The term "ala nylons" carries with it not just the memory of a garment, but an entire vocabulary of gestures: the crossing of legs in a smoky lounge, the stepping out of a sedan on a city street, the way light played on a curved shin. ala nylons

To wear them "ala nylons" â€” in the style of nylons â€” was to participate in a ritual. The careful donning to avoid a run. The adjustment of the seam so it arrowed true. The subtle glance down to ensure the welt was hidden beneath the skirt's edge. They were fragile, expensive, and easily ruined by a stray fingernail or a rough door frame. And yet, that very fragility was part of their power. They suggested that beauty required patience, that elegance was a form of daily warfare against the mundane. Today, while pantyhose and tights have largely replaced

Introduced to the world at the 1939 New York Worldâ€™s Fair, nylon stockings were nothing short of a miracle. Stronger than silk, more elastic than cotton, and shimmering with a synthetic luminescence, they promised durability and allure in one sheer package. But it was after World War II that the cult of "ala nylons" truly took hold. When du Pont began producing nylons for the civilian market again in 1945, women queued by the thousands. "Nylon riots" broke out in Pittsburgh and other cities â€” not out of anger, but out of desperate, heel-clutching longing. A pair of nylons was currency, a symbol of peacetime femininity returned. A flash of nylon at the ankle was

There is a whisper in the phrase "ala nylons" â€” a rustle of fabric, a gleam of artificial silk, a memory of legs that caught the light just so. To speak of nylons is to invoke an era when a woman's hemline rose just enough to reveal the seam running straight down the back of her calf, a delicate line drawn with intention.

Instructions for proper installation of the dll and the help files are included in the readme.txt located in the main installation directory. The readme.txt in the samples folder contains the information above. Developers using wiaaut.dll are granted license to freely redistribute the library with their application as detailed in the redist.txt file inside the zip. (Only this dll is listed in this file, soÂ don't overwrite your VB directory's redist.txt with this file!)

This file is provided by VBnet as a service to developers. Any support issues for this product should not be sent to VBnet.

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	Visual Basic Imaging Routines Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Library v2.0 Imaging control to replace the Wang/Kodak Image Edit controls
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Posted:Â Â	Monday February 03, 2003
Updated:Â Â	Monday December 26, 2011
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Applies to:Â Â	VB4-32, VB5, VB6
Developed with:Â Â	VB6, VBScript (for included demos)
OS restrictions:Â Â	Windows XP; for Windows 2000 see Prerequisites and Comments below
Author:Â Â	Microsoft
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