Hardcode .jpg into .exe

[Magnum]

I have code that shows a .jpg, but I would like to have it included in the executable.

I did a search but did not find anything.

I seem to recall there was a way by including the picture in a resource file.

Thanks,
             Andy

[hutch--]

Andy,

A couple of ways, either as a binary resource or you can cheat and use a tool in the masm32 directory, FDA or FDA2 that put the data into an object module that you link into your app.

[Vortex]

Hi Magnum,

Here are two examples for you using Ernest Murphy's image loading routines. One of the examples displays a JPG from memory and the other one loads the JPG file to memory.

Hutch's fda ( File Data Assembler ) tool is used to embed the image file into the executable.

[jj2007]

What about the direct way, using loadimage/getobject?

[Vortex]

Hi Jochen,

The LoadImage function does not support JPG files.

From Win32.hlp :

The LoadImage function loads an icon, cursor, or bitmap.

[hutch--]

Thomas Bleeker also wrote a JPG library that works fine with JPG files.

[Vortex]

Raymond's image library :

http://www.masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=4266.0

http://www.masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=9538.0

[jj2007]

Hi Jochen,

The LoadImage function does not support JPG files.

From Win32.hlp :

The LoadImage function loads an icon, cursor, or bitmap.

Hi Erol,
That's what I thought, too, but I see references in C and Java saying you can... ::)
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1192054/load-image-from-resources-in-c
http://www.java2s.com/Code/CSharp/Development-Class/Saveandloadimagefromresourcefile.htm

[Magnum]

Hi Magnum,

Here are two examples for you using Ernest Murphy's image loading routines. One of the examples displays a JPG from memory and the other one loads the JPG file to memory.

Hutch's fda ( File Data Assembler ) tool is used to embed the image file into the executable.

Thanks to everyone for the help.

I can't find the header files on the board that I need with this.

windows.h commctrl.h and  richedit.h

[hutch--]

Probably because they are C/C++ header files. Use the MASM32 WINDOWS.INC.

[joemc]

http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons/lesson.asp?lesson=06
the masm version (as well as the C i believe) uses LoadImage
    invoke LoadImage, hInstance, IDD_BITMAP, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_CREATEDIBSECTION

edit:
appears the masm only does BMP i need to test it real quick.

[joemc]

That's what I thought, too, but I see references in C and Java saying you can... ::)
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1192054/load-image-from-resources-in-c
http://www.java2s.com/Code/CSharp/Development-Class/Saveandloadimagefromresourcefile.htm

Those links are both in C#, not C nor Java. and i don't see them calling LoadImage. 

[hutch--]

joe,

LoadImage is an API that is not MASM specific, anything that can call API functions can call it. There are multiple code sources for MASM that can display a JPG file but Windows in all but the latest version natively displays bitmaps so any other format is converted to BMP.

[jj2007]

Hutch,

Joe noted that they don't call LoadImage. I wonder if LoadResource+LockResource would work - as far as I understood, you would get a pointer to the jpg in memory.

[hutch--]

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the masm version (as well as the C i believe) uses LoadImage
    invoke LoadImage, hInstance, IDD_BITMAP, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_CREATEDIBSECTION