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=====Displaying a JPEG or GIF in a picture box=====

//by Richard Russell, November 2006//\\ \\  The main BBC BASIC for Windows documentation explains how to display a BMP image in a picture box (i.e. a //static control// having the SS_BITMAP style). The code it lists is as follows:

<code bb4w> 
        LR_LOADFROMFILE = 16
        STM_SETIMAGE = &172
        SYS "LoadImage", 0, bmpfile$, 0, cx%, cy%, LR_LOADFROMFILE TO hbitmap%
        SYS "SendDlgItemMessage", !dlg%, id%, STM_SETIMAGE, 0, hbitmap%
</code>

for a static control in a dialogue box, or:

<code bb4w>
        LR_LOADFROMFILE = 16
        STM_SETIMAGE = &172
        SYS "LoadImage", 0, bmpfile$, 0, cx%, cy%, LR_LOADFROMFILE TO hbitmap%
        SYS "SendMessage", hbox%, STM_SETIMAGE, 0, hbitmap%
</code>

for a static box on the main window.\\ \\  This technique does not work for JPEG or GIF images, because **LoadImage** can't load files of those types. The solution is to use the following function (or the one described [[/Loading%20a%20GIF%20or%20JPEG%20image|here]], which gives more control of the image size) instead of LoadImage:

<code bb4w>
        DEF FNloadimage(file$, cx%, cy%)
        LOCAL iid{}, hbm%, hcopy%, pic%, ole%, olpp%, text%
        DIM iid{a%,b%,c%,d%}, text% LOCAL 513

        iid.a% = &7BF80980 : REM. 128-bit iid
        iid.b% = &101ABF32
        iid.c% = &AA00BB8B
        iid.d% = &AB0C3000

        SYS "MultiByteToWideChar", 0, 0, file$, -1, text%, 256

        SYS "LoadLibrary", "OLEAUT32.DLL" TO ole%
        SYS "GetProcAddress", ole%, "OleLoadPicturePath" TO olpp%
        IF olpp%=0 THEN = 0

        SYS olpp%, text%, 0, 0, 0, iid{}, ^pic% : REM. OleLoadPicturePath
        IF pic%=0 THEN = 0

        SYS !(!pic%+12), pic%, ^hbm% : REM. IPicture::get_Handle
        IF hbm%=0 THEN = 0

        SYS "CopyImage", hbm%, 0, cx%, cy%, 0 TO hcopy%
        SYS "DeleteObject", hbm%
        SYS !(!pic%+8), pic% : REM. IPicture::Release

        = hcopy%
</code>

Using this function you can display a JPEG, GIF, BMP, ICO, EMF or WMF image in a picture box as follows:

<code bb4w>
        STM_SETIMAGE = &172
        hbitmap% = FNloadimage(imgfile$, cx%, cy%)
        SYS "SendDlgItemMessage", !dlg%, id%, STM_SETIMAGE, 0, hbitmap%
</code>
for a static control in a dialogue box, or:

<code bb4w>
        STM_SETIMAGE = &172
        hbitmap% = FNloadimage(imgfile$, cx%, cy%)
        SYS "SendMessage", hbox%, STM_SETIMAGE, 0, hbitmap%
</code>
for a static box on the main window.\\ \\  Note that the filename **imgfile$** must include the drive letter, to distinguish it from an internet URL. As always, you must send a message to a dialogue box only //after// the **PROC_showdialog**, because until then the dialogue box does not exist.\\ \\  When you have finished with it (e.g. on closing the static control or exiting your program) delete the bitmap handle as follows:

<code bb4w>
        SYS "DeleteObject", hbitmap%
</code>

When displaying an image in a dialogue box be aware of the issues discussed here: [[/Supporting%20different%20DPI%20values|Supporting different DPI values]].