Re: [Dev-C++] Loading a bitmap and getting its handle ???

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A_B...@gm... wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to use the BitBlt and StrechBlt APIs for drawing images on a win=
dow.
> Now this APIs needs handles to the window and the bitmap.
> I can get the handle of the window, but how do I load a bitmap into=20
> memory and get its handle ???

If you want to load a bitmap from a file (.bmp), then you have to look=20
for an image library or write your own loader, as the Win32 API doesn't=20
support loading bitmaps from files directly.

It can load bitmaps from resources though. See LoadBitmap() for details.

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