Subj : Re: using bitmaps
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Jack Sawatzky
Date : Thu Nov 04 2004 09:25 pm

Ed Mulroy [TeamB] wrote:

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

>Use Resource Workshop to put it into a resource 
>file and add the resource file to the project.
>
What is a resource file?  Is it an executable?

> 
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>At runtime load it: 
>  LoadBitmap
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>
Of course I have already looked at this function, but the description
is unhelpful.  Could you please translate the following into English
for me:
HINSTNACE:  The instance handle of the module whose executable
file contains the bitmap to be loaded.

(Most of the function descriptions are great.  This one makes me
feel like I am from Mars.)


The rest of the steps below look fairly straightforward.
Thank you very much for your help, Ed

>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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