All Topics > Microsoft & .NET > Extending CPictureHolder for loading BMP, JPG, etc. >

Extending CPictureHolder for loading BMP, JPG, etc. Minnesota

This class extends the MFC CPictureHolder class to include better support for enhanced metafiles, access to picture handles, loading from files, and other capabilities.

Local Companies

Twin Cities Solutions, Inc.
952.881.6570
10800 Lyndale Ave S
Bloomington, MN

American Software and Global Technologies
(952) 885-5640
1650 W 82nd St
Minneapolis, MN

Lawson Software
651-767-7000
380 Saint Peter St
St. Paul, MN

Assessment Systems
651-647-9220
2233 University Ave W
St. Paul, MN

Automation Station Inc
651-224-1985
180 5th St E
St. Paul, MN

3 Sixty Software, LLC
612-961-0787
4209 Heathcote Rd
Wayzata, MN

Global Software
(612) 305-4472
10 S 5th St
Minneapolis, MN

Genuine Genuis Solutions
(612) 872-4256
431 Clifton Ave
Minneapolis, MN

Notion IT
(507) 276-9149
820 Sunrise Dr.
New Ulm, MN

Productive Corporation
612.375.0204
510 First Ave North Suite 310
Minneapolis, MN

provided by:

Originally published at Internet.com

Environment: VC6 (earlier probably ok too), Win2K/95/98

This class extends the MFC CPictureHolder class to include

Simply include the .h and .cpp into your project and use it as you would CPictureHolder.

You can also use this instead of the CBitmap class (but with code changes, of course).

And remember that CPictureHolder has a Render method to draw pictures, and it support transparency for GIF's etc.

I built this with various versions of VC6. I don't see why it wouldn't work on other recent versions.

NOTE 1: I would usually have made many of these member functions const. However, CPictureHolder doesn't use any consts, and so I would have to have done lots of (potentially unsafe) const casts in my code.

NOTE 2: Chensu says that OldLoadPicture/IPicture has problems with palettes. I haven't looked at his code yet, but if so, I will (with his permission) update this code to include whatever fixes he added to better support palettes

NOTE 3: I haven't included support for icons in here. It would be trivial to add so I'll leave it as an excercise for the reader :-) ...

Read article at Internet.com site

Featured Local Company

Twin Cities Solutions, Inc.

Twin Cities Solutions, Inc. is a privately owned information technology solutions firm primarily engaged in providing technical an

952.881.6570
10800 Lyndale Ave S
Bloomington, MN
http://www.twincs.com

Twin Cities Solutions, Inc. is a privately owned information technology solutions firm primarily engaged in providing technical and project management expertise to application development initiatives.

We are experienced in providing information technology solutions to government agencies as well as manufacturing, legal, financial and publishing business sectors.

Our team of consultants provides expertise to our clients in several key areas: E-Commerce applications, distributed applications, database development and desktop support.

Read more about Extending CPictureHolder for loading BMP, JPG, etc.

- Audio Mixer Control Classes Minnesota

This is a new an improved version of the Audio Mixer Control Classes

- Avoiding Boolean Overload Minnesota
- Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming Minnesota
- .NET Tip Minnesota
- An Active Server Pages Tutorial, Part 1 Minnesota
- Automating Repetitive Tasks in Visual Studio Minnesota
- Advanced C++/CLI Minnesota
- Animated Background Banner Minnesota
- An Active Server Pages Tutorial, Part 2 Minnesota
- Adding Standard Deviation to LINQ Minnesota

Regional Articles

- .NET Tip Minnesota

Simplify finding the entry you need from an event log. Read on and learn more.

- Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming Minnesota
- Adding Standard Deviation to LINQ Minnesota
- An Active Server Pages Tutorial, Part 2 Minnesota
- Audio Mixer Control Classes Minnesota
- Avoiding Boolean Overload Minnesota
- Animated Background Banner Minnesota
- Automating Repetitive Tasks in Visual Studio Minnesota
- An Active Server Pages Tutorial, Part 1 Minnesota
- Advanced C++/CLI Minnesota

Architecture & Design	Microsoft & .NET	Techniques
Database	Open Source	Web Services
Java	Project Management	Wireless
Languages & Tools	Security	XML

Architecture & Design	Languages & Tools	Project Management	Web Services
Database	Microsoft & .NET	Security	Wireless
Java	Open Source	Techniques	XML

Searching...

Extending CPictureHolder for loading BMP, JPG, etc. Minnesota

Local Companies

Featured Local Company