try following C# code to embed the image in an rtf doc, tell me if it works.
/// <summary>
/// Allows the x and y coordinates of metafile to be adjusted independently
/// </summary>
private const int MM_ANISOTROPIC = 8;
/// <summary>
/// Use the EmfToWmfBits function in the GDI+ specification to convert a
/// Enhanced Metafile to a Windows Metafile
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_hEmf">
/// A handle to the Enhanced Metafile to be converted
/// </param>
/// <param name="_bufferSize">
/// The size of the buffer used to store the Windows Metafile bits returned
/// </param>
/// <param name="_buffer">
/// An array of bytes used to hold the Windows Metafile bits returned
/// </param>
/// <param name="_mappingMode">
/// The mapping mode of the image. This control uses MM_ANISOTROPIC.
/// </param>
/// <param name="_flags">
/// Flags used to specify the format of the Windows Metafile returned
/// </param>
[DllImportAttribute("gdiplus.dll")]
private static extern uint GdipEmfToWmfBits (IntPtr _hEmf, uint _bufferSize,
byte[] _buffer, int _mappingMode, EmfToWmfBitsFlags _flags);
/// <summary>
/// Wraps the image in an Enhanced Metafile by drawing the image onto the
/// graphics context, then converts the Enhanced Metafile to a Windows
/// Metafile, and finally appends the bits of the Windows Metafile in HEX
/// to a string and returns the string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_image"></param>
/// <returns>
/// A string containing the bits of a Windows Metafile in HEX
/// </returns>
private string GetRtfImage(Image _image)
{
StringBuilder _rtf = null;
// Used to store the enhanced metafile
MemoryStream _stream = null;
// Used to create the metafile and draw the image
Graphics _graphics = null;
// The enhanced metafile
Metafile _metaFile = null;
// Handle to the device context used to create the metafile
IntPtr _hdc;
try
{
_rtf = new StringBuilder();
_stream = new MemoryStream();
// Get a graphics context from the RichTextBox
using(_graphics = this.CreateGraphics())
{
// Get the device context from the graphics context
_hdc = _graphics.GetHdc();
// Create a new Enhanced Metafile from the device context
_metaFile = new Metafile(_stream, _hdc);
// Release the device context
_graphics.ReleaseHdc(_hdc);
}
// Get a graphics context from the Enhanced Metafile
using(_graphics = Graphics.FromImage(_metaFile))
{
// Draw the image on the Enhanced Metafile
_graphics.DrawImage(_image, new Rectangle(0, 0, _image.Width, _image.Height));
}
// Get the handle of the Enhanced Metafile
IntPtr _hEmf = _metaFile.GetHenhmetafile();
// A call to EmfToWmfBits with a null buffer return the size of the
// buffer need to store the WMF bits. Use this to get the buffer
// size.
uint _bufferSize = GdipEmfToWmfBits(_hEmf, 0, null, MM_ANISOTROPIC,
EmfToWmfBitsFlags.EmfToWmfBitsFlagsDefault);
// Create an array to hold the bits
byte[] _buffer = new byte[_bufferSize];
// A call to EmfToWmfBits with a valid buffer copies the bits into the
// buffer an returns the number of bits in the WMF.
uint _convertedSize = GdipEmfToWmfBits(_hEmf, _bufferSize, _buffer, MM_ANISOTROPIC, EmfToWmfBitsFlags.EmfToWmfBitsFlagsDefault);
// Append the bits to the RTF string
for(int i = 0; i < _buffer.Length; ++i)
{
_rtf.Append(String.Format("{0:X2}", _buffer
));
}
return _rtf.ToString();
}
finally
{
if(_graphics != null)
_graphics.Dispose();
if(_metaFile != null)
_metaFile.Dispose();
if(_stream != null)
_stream.Close();
}
}
I am also fighting for creating RTF file (Project report kindof thing) using C#, if you have any sharable things pls do forward on (e-mail address removed)