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Hi,

I've written a small function that will allow you to load JPG/PNG images from resource using GDI+:


    gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource, hInstance, resourceName, resourceType, outImage

    where:
       hInstance      - the module handle where to load the resource
       resourceName   - the name or the ID of the resource
       resourceType   - string pointer that will indicate the type of the resource., e.g., "PNG",0
       outImage       - address of variable where to put the handle of loaded image


Here's how to use it:

1. Add the function gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource to your program, or include gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource.inc.
2. Add the proto (so you can use INVOKE to call gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource):


gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource proto :HMODULE, :LPSTR, :LPSTR, :DWORD


3. Initialize GDI+ on your program's start


GdiplusStartupInput struc
    GdiplusVersion dd ?
    DebugEventCallback dd ?
    SuppressBackgroundThread BOOL ?
    SuppressExternalCodecs BOOL ?
GdiplusStartupInput ends

.data
gdiplusToken dd ?
gdiplusSInput GdiplusStartupInput <1, NULL, FALSE, FALSE>

.code
invoke GetModuleHandle, 0
mov hInstance, eax

; Initialize GDI+
invoke GdiplusStartup, addr gdiplusToken, addr gdiplusSInput, NULL


4. In your resource script, add your image with specified type, something like:


9000 PNG "myImage.png"


where 2000 is the ID of the resource, and PNG is the type

5. Add a null-terminated string entry to your data section for the type of resource, e.g., "PNG"


.data
    pngImage dd NULL
    pngType db "PNG", 0


6. Load the image using gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource:


invoke gdiplusLoadBitmapFromResource, hInstance, 9000, addr pngType, addr pngImage


7. When you're done using the image, dispose it using GdipDisposeImage function:


invoke GdipDisposeImage, addr pngImage


8. Finally, shutdown GDI+ before you exit your program:


invoke GdiplusShutdown, gdiplusToken


I hope you may find this useful.
See the attached sample program.

Cheers,

-chris


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Oh I like that, thanks chris! (http://www.quickersoft.com/wink.gif)

Nice work :U

*Clap Clap Clap* @ chris! Thanks for sharing!  :cheekygreen: