Using C++, How would it be possible to convert a .dds image to a .png image?

Question

Using C++, I would like to find a .dds image and convert it to a .png image in a button click. I am very new to C++ and I know C# way better so I don't have a code to give you. Also if this helps, I would like to let you know that I am using a CLR Empty Project with Windows Forms in Visual Studio.

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Try this sample: https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/DirectX-11-Texture-fecd4824. Compile it, but replace ‘vector<const Image>’ with ‘vector<Image>’ if it gives errors. It will generate the command-line tool “texconv.exe”.

Also consider this library: http://directxtex.codeplex.com/. Load, for example, the “DirectXTex_Desktop_2015.sln” solution, and build. It will also generate the command-line tool “texconv.exe”.

Check any of the above “textconv.exe” tool. Sample command: “textconv MyFile.dds -ft png”.

Check the licences and see if you can reuse the code that can be found inside the wmain functions of Texconv.cpp files. I think that it should work in C++/CLR projects too.