Thread: LoadImage()

don't use NULL for first parameter, use your programs HINSTANCE, if you don't have it stored use GetModuleHandle(NULL)

Originally Posted by Darryl

don't use NULL for first parameter, use your programs HINSTANCE, if you don't have it stored use GetModuleHandle(NULL)

Soz Dazza, but that's only if you're looking to load a resource from that module as an image. If you're loading an external file, this should be NULL and LR_LOADFROMFILE defined in the flags.

Originally Posted by anonytmouse

The LR_DEFAULTSIZE flag is not used for bitmaps. Also, is the file a valid .bmp file? What error value are you getting from GetLastError after the failed call?

My call now looks like this:

Code:

TImage = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(NULL, Tmem.DisplayImage, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE);

And the call to get last error looks like this:

Code:

error = GetLastError();
cout<< error;

Which prints '2'

I have never used GetLastError() before so I don't know what this means, error is of type DWORD

Edit: After surfing MSDN I found that 2 means "File not found" but when I print Tmem.DisplayImage it successfully reads "F:\drive\projects\function tests\poop.bmp"

You need to use escape characters in the path ie.

Code:

"F:\\drive\\projects\\function tests\\poop.bmp"

or, alternatively, use '/' syntax which LoadImage should be able to understand:

Code:

"F:/drive/projects/function tests/poop.bmp"