LoadBitmap function call is constantly failing for some reason

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Originally Posted by manuell

I have "successfully" reproduced your problem, and fixed it:

1) change the name of the global HINSTANCE variable. (eg: g_hThisInstance)
2) add g_hThisInstance = hThisInstance; to your WinMain Function.
3) fix the name used in Information::GameInit
4) use hbmCross = LoadBitmap(g_hThisInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(ID_BMP_CROSS));

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you mind posting the source that you modded to fix the problem??? i have my own problem like this but from what you said up above...it doesn't seem to work....
(i added in my code too....) (the resource file is just this....)

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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//        Icons
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
IDI_ICON ICON DISCARDABLE "F:\\TankT_v2\\Tank2.ico"

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//        Images
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
IDI_BANNER        BITMAP        DISCARDABLE        "F:\\TankT_v2\\banner.bmp"

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Originally Posted by Elusive_101

you mind posting the source that you modded to fix the problem??? i have my own problem like this but from what you said up above...it doesn't seem to work....
(i added in my code too....) (the resource file is just this....)

Code:

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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//        Icons
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
IDI_ICON ICON DISCARDABLE "F:\\TankT_v2\\Tank2.ico"

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//        Images
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
IDI_BANNER        BITMAP        DISCARDABLE        "F:\\TankT_v2\\banner.bmp"

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1) The WM_CREATE message is processed during the CreateWindowEx call. You store the module handle in hInc after that call, thus hInc is 0 when you call LoadBitmap. Add the line

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        hInc = hInstance;

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just before the CreateWindow call.

2) Ressource identifier are integers or strings. If you want integers, add

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#include "tankt_header.h"

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on top of your RC file. If you want strings, replace MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_BANNER) by "IDI_BANNER"