Thread: LoadImage()

Hi

I am having difficulties with the LoadImage() function

This is how I use it...

Code:

HBITMAP hCross = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(101), IMAGE_BITMAP, 15, 15, LR_SHARED);
DrawState(hDC, NULL, NULL, (LPARAM)hCross, NULL, m_rcRect[i].left, m_rcRect[i].top, 15, 15, DST_BITMAP);

(The Drawstate works ok...)

The LoadImage() seems it does not take in the resource files... I tried to look it up, but with no success, the documentation does not say much...

Can you please help me with this or advise me with any other function that is able to draw bitmaps from resource...

Shouldn't '101' be IDI_MYIMAGE (or whatever the assigned name may be)?

Originally Posted by Oldman47

Shouldn't '101' be IDI_MYIMAGE (or whatever the assigned name may be)?

Yes it could, but its not necessary...

Originally Posted by novacain

What does LoadImage() return? ie a valid HBITMAP?

If LoadImage() fails, what does GetLastError() return?

EDIT:
Why are you using 'SHARED'. It may not open because you are changing the size.
Is the image a bitmap? (or is it a cursor / icon which have different flags for the uType)

Ok sorry... Let me change the code

If I use this code

Code:

HBITMAP hCross = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_CROSS), IMAGE_BITMAP, 15, 15, LR_DEFAULTSIZE);

Does not work either

The only reason that line of code would not work is either the resource does not exist. This is unlikely since you would get an undefined symbol error for your resource identifier. If you are trying to load system provided bitmaps (such as cross, mouse arrow, etc,) I believe there is another approach. LoadImage I believe is for custom resource and non-resource bitmaps. It works in my tile editor and my code is not much diff than what you have so I don't know why it's not working given the code you have shown.

I have done a few investigations about this issue...

I tried to create a brand new project

Code:

void Draw(HWND hWnd)
{
	HDC hDC = GetDC(hWnd);
	HDC hOffDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hDC);
	HBITMAP hBitmap = LoadBitmap(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));        
//HBITMAP hBitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance, TEXT("bitmap1.bmp"), IMAGE_BITMAP, 100, 100, LR_LOADFROMFILE);	
        SelectObject(hOffDC, hBitmap);

	BitBlt(hDC, 100, 100, 800, 600, hOffDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
}

In each case of drawing I use only one line either blue or red... The blue one works well... The red does not work...

But If I try the same code in different project both work well... I counldt find out the difference between those two projects...

These may cause the issue... What do you suppose?
1) Missing header file
2) Different settings of the project
3) Different setting of the resource file

I have no idea how come in one project same code work and in different fail.

Originally Posted by Ken Fitlike

Could you please follow the advice given to you twice in this thread and post the results of that?

That is:

Is the returned value from LoadImage using the bitmap resource non-NULL?

If the returned value from LoadImage is NULL what does GetLastError tell you about why it is NULL.

Until you do this - or, if you have already tried this - until you post the results of this, there's just going to be a lot of pointless guessing.

If the return value from LoadImage is non-NULL then create a minimal, compilable example that replicates the problem and post or attach it. This, too, will better help us to help you.

Ok so again... This code

Code:

HBITMAP hCross = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_CROSS), IMAGE_BITMAP, 13, 13, LR_DEFAULTSIZE);

Returns NULL even if the appropriate resource exists
The GetLastError() returns 6 [ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE]

Originally Posted by Ken Fitlike

Looks like the instance handle is incorrect - replace hInstance with GetModuleHandle(0); as the first parameter of LoadImage, assuming that the bitmap is a resource associated with your application instance. If the resource is from a dll or another application, use the instance handle for that instead.

The same error (6) as before occures...