TIFFSetDirectory(3T)      UNIX System V(May 2, 1990)       TIFFSetDirectory(3T)


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

SYNOPSIS
      #include <tiffio.h>
      int TIFFSetDirectory(TIFF* tif, int dirnum)

DESCRIPTION
      First seek to a specific directory in file and then read the directory's
      contents with TIFFReadDirectory().  The parameter dirnum specifies the
      subfile/directory as an integer number, with the first directory numbered
      zero.

DIAGNOSTICS
      All error messages are directed to the TIFFError(3T) 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
      intro(3T), TIFFOpen(3T), TIFFReadDirectory(3T), TIFFWriteDirectory(3T)






























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