  Sixel or DDIF converters? (CDA) 
 The Question is:
 
Hello,
   We are running version 5.4.3 of OpenVMS and
are using the Session Manager utility to
perform screen captures of graphics displayed
under DEC Windows. However, the COLOR graphics
formats of the screen captures may be in either
sixel OR DDIF. Unfortunately, neither of these
formats are supported by graphics applications
we know of, nor does there seem to be any such
application (running on Windows)
available, based on a web search.
    Can you please direct me to some method by
which I can capture DEC windows graphic screens
into a popular format (e.g., Post SCript, GIF,
JPG, Windows BMP, etc.)? I know that XV is one option,
but I don't think we can run XV on our version
of OpenVMS.
    If this is not possible, can you recommend a
program (preferrably running on windows) which
converts from Sixel to a (popular)
standard format?
    If that is not possible, can you please
send me information on how I can order the
documentation which details the Sixel file
format?
 
 
Thanks,
Shant Harutunian
 
 
 The Answer is:
 
  Various converters are available when the CDA converter library is
  present, please see the help text for the CONVERT/DOCUMENT command.
  (And various versions of DECwindows Motif include CDA converters.)
 
  VX (XV310A) is included on the OpenVMS Freeware V3.0 distribution.
 
  For information on CDA, see the CDA SPD:
    http://www.digital.com/info/SP3131/
 
  Also see the DECwindows SPD:
    http://www.digital.com/info/SP4219/
 
  On a version as far back as V5.4-3, you will have to expect to have
  problems acquiring packages.  OpenVMS VAX V7.1 is the current release.
 
