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Function name : LoadImage

Group: Resource - Library: user32

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

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Code examples:

Using the LoadImage function to have a bitmap file loaded and displayed on VFP main window
How to print a bitmap file
Displaying icons in the system tray (VFP9)
Displaying bitmap using the AlphaBlend function
Splash Screen for the VFP application
Bitmap Class for Visual FoxPro application
Using FoxTray ActiveX control: System Tray Icon and menu attached to VFP form
Displaying animated images on FoxPro form with BitBlt and StretchBlt functions
How to convert a bitmap file to monochrome format (1 bpp)

Declaration:

HANDLE LoadImage(
  HINSTANCE hinst,   // handle to instance
  LPCTSTR lpszName,  // image to load
  UINT uType,        // image type
  int cxDesired,     // desired width
  int cyDesired,     // desired height
  UINT fuLoad        // load options
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER LoadImage IN user32;
	INTEGER hinst,;
	STRING  lpszName,;
	INTEGER uType,;
	INTEGER cxDesired,;
	INTEGER cyDesired,;
	INTEGER fuLoad  

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Parameters:

hinst [in] Handle to an instance of the module that contains the image to be loaded. To load an OEM image, set this parameter to zero.

lpszName [in] Specifies the image to load.

uType [in] Specifies the type of image to be loaded.

cxDesired [in] Specifies the width, in pixels, of the icon or cursor.

cyDesired [in] Specifies the height, in pixels, of the icon or cursor.

fuLoad [in] This parameter can be one or more of the predefined values.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of the newly loaded image. If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

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