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Click here to copy the following block ' Return the format of the input image, according on its extension ' Example: Dim imgFormat As System.Drawing.imaging.ImageFormat = GetImageFormat ' ("D:\sample.gif") Function GetImageFormat(ByVal imgPath As String) As _   System.Drawing.imaging.ImageFormat   imgPath = imgPath.ToLower()   If imgPath.EndsWith(".bmp") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".emf") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Emf   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".gif") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".ico") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Icon   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".jpg") OrElse imgPath.EndsWith(".jpeg") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".png") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".tif") OrElse imgPath.EndsWith(".tiff") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Tiff   ElseIf imgPath.EndsWith(".wmf") Then     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Wmf   Else     Return System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif   End If End Function

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