Subj : Re: invoking bitmaps
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Gary Setter
Date : Sat Nov 13 2004 08:13 am


"Jack Sawatzky" <j-s@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
news:419581fd@newsgroups.borland.com...
> The LoadBitmap function has the following parameter
>
> HINSTNACE:  The instance handle of the module whose executable
> file contains the bitmap to be loaded.
>
> What is a module?
>
> The bitmap I want to use is a separate file, it is not in an executable
> file.  How do I use this function?
>
> Thank you.
If you want to load a bitmap from an external file, LoadBitmap is not the
function for you. LoadBitmap, like LoadString and other is for loading from
a resource in an exe or dll.

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