NIPO ODIN Version 5.17
*PICT (question option)
Purpose
Displays a picture.
Syntax
*PICT <filename|n|[expression]>
or
*PICT <n|[expression]> <"library name">
Description
Displays a picture on the screen. The default position of the picture is in the upper right corner. The file can also be part of a picture library. In this case the position is defined in the picture library. The *PICT command may also be used in combination with *PAGE, *INFO and *HELP.
Oictures in the following formats may be used:
BMPJPG (normal and progressive encoding)
Arguments
filename
The file name of the image that must be displayed. If this file is not in the working directory a full or relative path name may be used. Note that screen resolution for respondents or interviewer workstations might vary. Always create a picture in the lowest resolution that is used for optimum results.
n|expression
A positive integer or expression that indicates the number of the picture in a picture library (P-file).
library name
The name of a picture library other than the default picture library. A default picture library is a library with the same name as the questionnaire: nameP.
Example 1
*QUESTION 1 *CODES 61 *PICT NipoSoftwareLogo.jpg
Have you seen this logo before?
1: Yes
2: No
This example displays a question with the picture NipoSoftwareLogo.jpg. The screen position of the picture cannot be set. Empty lines are used to reserve space to display the picture.
Example 2
QUESTION 1 *CODES 61 *PICT 1
Have you seen this logo before?
1: Yes
2: No
This example displays a question with picture 1 from the picture library. The screen position of the picture can be changed in the Multimedia Library:
Example 3
*QUESTION 1 *CODES 61 *PICT 1 "mylib" *PICT 3 "otherlib"
This example displays a question with picture 1 from the picture library mylib and picture 3 from the picture library otherlib.
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