TIFFSetDirectory(3TIFF)                                TIFFSetDirectory(3TIFF)



NAME
       TIFFSetDirectory, TIFFSetSubDirectory - set the current directory for
       an open TIFF file

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tiffio.h>

       int TIFFSetDirectory(TIFF *tif, tdir_t dirnum)
       int TIFFSetSubDirectory(TIFF *tif, uint32 diroff)

DESCRIPTION
       TIFFSetDirectory changes the current directory and reads its contents
       with TIFFReadDirectory.  The parameter dirnum specifies the
       subfile/directory as an integer number, with the first directory
       numbered zero.

       TIFFSetSubDirectory acts like TIFFSetDirectory, except the directory is
       specified as a file offset instead of an index; this is required for
       accessing subdirectories linked through a SubIFD tag.

RETURN VALUES
       On successful return 1 is returned. Otherwise, 0 is returned if dirnum
       or diroff specifies a non-existent directory, or if an error was
       encountered while reading the directory's contents.

DIAGNOSTICS
       All error messages are directed to the TIFFError(3TIFF) routine.

       %s: Error fetching directory count.  An error was encountered while
       reading the ``directory count'' field.

       %s: Error fetching directory link.  An error was encountered while
       reading the ``link value'' that points to the next directory in a file.

SEE ALSO
       TIFFCurrentDirectory(3TIFF), TIFFOpen(3TIFF), TIFFReadDirectory(3TIFF),
       TIFFWriteDirectory(3TIFF), libtiff(3TIFF)

       Libtiff library home page: http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/



libtiff                        October 15, 1995        TIFFSetDirectory(3TIFF)
