LoadBitmap failing

Can anyone figure out why LoadBitmap would fail (resource not found)

My resource has:
501 BITMAP "test.bmp"

my source has:

LoadBitmap(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(501));

Ideas?
(dev-c++)

This poster has a similar problem.

Hellow;

Follow examples, load image inside the static control, radio button, button.

Code:

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/*
  Function created for Alejandro Ramirez Bastias
  Talca, Chile
*/
LRESULT imgbmp(HWND hwnd, int bitmap)
{
SendMessage
    (
      hwnd,STM_SETIMAGE,IMAGE_BITMAP,
      (LPARAM)LoadImage
      (
        GetModuleHandle(NULL),MAKEINTRESOURCE(bitmap),IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,LR_DEFAULTCOLOR
      )
    );
}

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Using:

Code:

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:
static HWND hImagen;
hImagen = GetDlgItem(hwnd,IDC_IMAGE);
:
case WM_INITDIALOG:
    imgbmp(hImagen, 501);
    break;

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hwnd, this handle the control, for example; static WS_BITMAP.

Bye

And *this* poster came up with a really good solution:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Dante Shamest

I think LoadImage can load bitmap resources that have 256 colors.

Code:

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bitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(0),
                            MAKEINTRESOURCE(ID_MYBITMAP),
                            IMAGE_BITMAP,
                            0,0,0);

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BTW: Thanks Dante!

mw

I'm trying to use StretchBlt to make my bitmap cover the entire client area.

How do I find the length/width of my bitmap?

mw

Quote:

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How do I find the length/width of my bitmap?

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Before stretching?

Try something like

Code:

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  if ( !hbitmap ) return 0 ;
  BITMAP bm ;
  GetObject(hbitmap,sizeof(BITMAP),&bm) ;
  int width = bm.bmWidth ;
  int height = bm.bmHeight ;

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Shame that it's not failing because it's got too many colours then, It's failing because it can't find it, error 1812 to be exact.

Have you added the bitmap as a resource?

I see you've added a reference of it to your resource file, but have you added the actual bitmap?

mw