Help req with coding to open/edit tiff images using picture and fax viewer API

[vikramjagan]

Hi,
This is my first attempt at coding in microsoft .NET platform.
I am trying to gather information on whether it is possible to code a program in .NEt (either VB.NET or C#.NET) to open a Tiff image with the microsoft's built in application -> Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
I am looking forward to find if there is an API available to this application which would allow me to code in such a way that I can use the API to incorporate all the functions it provides such as zoom in/out, rotate, add a text, annotate, get next image in sequence.)

Can you please help me in this regard.
Any help or insight, tip hints are appreciated and welcome.

Thanks

[Plater]

Why do you need to use the windows picture and fax viewer component to do this?

[vikramjagan]

Thank you for the reply.

Apart from 3rd party tools, if I get any built in component, I am ready to use the same.
The windows pic and fax viewer, gives me the full functionality I am looking for, like, zoom in, zoom out, rotate, next image. Also for annotations, etc I would have to write extra code.

[Plater]

Well I am unaware of the API for pic/fax viewer. You would have to dig through win32 methods and maybe msdn has an article on it?

[vikramjagan]

What other possible approach do you suggest?