Need .BMP file format info

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From: J.C. Kelly
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 1991 02:22

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Does anyone have information on the format of .BMP files, such
as are used for wallpaper in windows 3.0? I'm trying to easily
import frame-grabbed photos for wallpaper, and the most
trouble-free approach would seem to be directly writing the
.BMP file from my own application. 

(I've tried using the Paintbrush FRIEZE program to create a PCX file,
then importing that into Windows Paint, but it scrambles the colors.)

Any help would be appreciated. Please e-mail directly, so we don't clog
the news files. If anyone else needs this information, I'll be glad to
forward whatever I get. Just let me know you need it.

Jordan C. Kelly, Science Applications International Corp

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Subject: Need .BMP file format info
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Date: 26 Jan 91 02:22:08 GMT
Organization: Science Applications Intl. Corp., Dayton, Ohio
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