FAQ.How do I check if the QuickTime component for the JPEG importing is available?
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Answer: If you want to know if the StringToPicture functions will work, you may try this function:
Example:

Function IsQTJPEGImporterAvailable() As boolean
  dim q as QTComponentInformationMBS
  
  // search for QuickTime JPEG importer codec
  q=new QTComponentInformationMBS
  
  while q.NextComponent
    if q.Type="imdc" and q.SubType="jpeg" then
      Return true
    end if
  wend
  
  Return false // not found
End Function

Notes:
It should work like this for other types like:
"tiff" -> TIFF
"PNTG" -> Mac Paint
"gif " -> GIF
"WRLE" -> Windows BMP
"tga " -> Targa
"png " -> PNG
etc.