How to get access to vision info, especially pattern matching templates?

[IngoB]

Is there a way to get access to the pattern matching template information contained in an image?
I need to save this info along other data into one large setup file. I know that I can use a PNG file to store/retrieve the information, but I don't want to do it, because of the large number of files I need.
I'm already saving the image itself in the setup file, but the extra vision info seems to get lost after loading.
Any ideas?

Ingo Bartsch

[SatishK]

Saving this to the file using write image and vision info function saves the image and the vision info to the file. You could then read this file in as a byte stream and save it the setup file. During the load process you could then save out the byte stream back as a png file and the load the png file using read image and vision info function.

How are you saving the image to the setup file?

Satish

PS: I used generic names for the functions because I didn't know what ADE you are using.

[IngoB]

Thanks for your answer, Satish!

I am using LabView for the development.
The image is part of a big cluster I'm saving with the "WriteFile" function. This function is intelligent enough to save the image data instead of only a pointer. But unfortunately the extra vision info gets lost.

Your solution would be a workaround. Inbetween I've choosen a different one: Because I only need to have the pattern matching template information I simply generate this info again when loading my setup file.

Perhaps NI will add such a feature (to get access to the vision info programatically) in the future!?
Or does it already exist and we simply can't find it?

Ingo