Problem Programmatically Placing Images with Placed or Raster Suites

AIArtHandle art;



AIErr result = sAIArt->NewArt(kPlacedArt, where, prep, &art);



CHECK(!result);







// give it some meaningful bounds, that will be centered on the origin in case the file



// does not exist



AIRealRect bbox = {0,72,72,0};



result = sAIPlaced->SetPlacedBoundingBox(art, &bbox);



CHECK (!result);



// we also need an identity matrix



RealMatrix identity;



result = sAIPlaced->SetPlacedMatrix(art, &identity);



CHECK (!result);







if (file.Exists(false))



{



       // this can fail for one of three reasons:



       // 1) The file doesn't exist (fnfErr == -43), but we checked already that it does



       // 2) The file is not an EPS (badEPSFileErr == 376)



       // 3) Some other fatal error



       result = sAIPlaced->SetPlacedFileSpecification(art, file);



       if (result)



       {



              // Let's assume it is not an EPS and try to load it as a non-EPS placed file.



              // This next call is needed in order to indicate that the placed object is not an EPS.



              // Ideally it wouldn't be necessary but unfortunately at present it is.



              AIArtHandle group;



              result = sAIPlaced->SetPlacedObject(art, &group);



              CHECK (!result);



              // Another thing that ideally would not be necessary is applying a vertical flip in



              // the transformation matrix.



              RealMatrix flip = RealMatrix::Scale(1,-1);



              result = sAIPlaced->SetPlacedMatrix(art, &flip);



              CHECK (!result);



              // This should not fail



              AIBoolean updated;



              result =  sAIArt->UpdateArtworkLink(art, true, &updated);



              CHECK (!result);



       }



}







// now translate the object to be centered on the origin



AIRealRect bounds;



result = sAIArt->GetArtBounds(art, &bounds);



CHECK (!result);



RealMatrix matrix = RealMatrix::Translation(-(bounds.left+bounds.right)/2, -(bounds.top+bounds.bottom)/2);



result = sAIPlaced->ConcatPlacedMatrix(art, &matrix);



CHECK (!result);