ResDemo

Description

Short story: Shows how to play WAV files directly from RES files, as well as some other resource-based bitmap techniques.

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Published

This sample, or the one from which it originally derived, was published (or at least peripherally mentioned) in the following article(s):

Make the Most of Resources, Programming Techniques, VBPJ, January 1997

APIs Usage

This sample uses the following API calls:

Module Library Function

CPictureDC.cls gdi32

user32

CreateCompatibleDC
DeleteDC
DeleteObject
GetObject
SelectObject
GetDC
GetDesktopWindow
ReleaseDC

CustomBlt.bas gdi32

user32

BitBlt
CreateBitmap
CreateCompatibleBitmap
CreateCompatibleDC
DeleteDC
DeleteObject
GetDeviceCaps
GetObject
SelectObject
SetBkColor
SetBkMode
GetClientRect
GetDC
ReleaseDC

MSndRes.bas winmm
PlaySound
PlaySound

ResDemo.frm user32 DrawIcon

Don't see what you're looking for? Here's a complete API cross-reference.

Module	Library	Function
CPictureDC.cls	gdi32 user32	CreateCompatibleDC DeleteDC DeleteObject GetObject SelectObject GetDC GetDesktopWindow ReleaseDC
CustomBlt.bas	gdi32 user32	BitBlt CreateBitmap CreateCompatibleBitmap CreateCompatibleDC DeleteDC DeleteObject GetDeviceCaps GetObject SelectObject SetBkColor SetBkMode GetClientRect GetDC ReleaseDC
MSndRes.bas	winmm	PlaySound PlaySound
ResDemo.frm	user32	DrawIcon

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Please, enjoy and learn from this sample. Include its code within your own projects, if you wish. But, in order to insure only the most recent code is available to all, I ask that you don't share the sample by any form of mass distribution.
Download ResDemo.zip, 488Kb, Last Updated: Wednesday, April 12, 2000