Subj : Re: using bitmaps
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Ed Mulroy [TeamB]
Date : Thu Nov 04 2004 07:11 pm


I assuming that you will be using the Windows 
API to do this.

Use Resource Workshop to put it into a resource 
file and add the resource file to the project. 

At runtime load it: 
  LoadBitmap

Create a compatible device context to the screen:
  CreateCompatibleDC

Get the bitmap dimensions: 
  GetObject

Select the bitmap into the device context: 
  SelectObject

Copy the bitmap from the compatible device context 
to the screen
  BitBlt

Delete the compatible device context
  DeleteDC

If you will be using OWL the job is easier.  Look at 
the Swat example that came with the compiler. 
..  Ed

>Jack Sawatzky wrote:
>I have a small monochrome bitmap in the standard 
>Windows format (.bmp).  How can I draw it from 
>within an application that I am creating?

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