Library /sys$common/syshlp/basichelp.hlb Graphics, GRAPH_METAFILE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  Graphics images can be stored  in  files  called  metafiles.   Metafiles
  provide  you with a convenient means of storing and reproducing graphics
  images.   They  allow  you  to  recreate  an  image  without  repeatedly
  processing  the  data.   To  create  a  metafile, you use the OPEN...FOR
  GRAPHICS statement specifying a file as device type 2.  Output  will  be
  sent  to  the  specified  file.  Once the metafile is created, it can be
  displayed with the GRAPH METAFILE statement.

  Example

  !+
  !Open and send output to an output metafile
  !-
  OPEN "[MCKAY]swan.pic" FOR GRAPHICS AS DEVICE #1 , TYPE 2
  EXTERNAL PICTURE swan
  DRAW swan
  CLOSE DEVICE #1
  !+
  !Display contents of metafile on default device
  !-
  GRAPH METAFILE "[MCKAY]swan.pic"
  END

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