ThinBASIC Modules > GDIp > GDIp_CreateBitMapFromFile

Description

Creates a Bitmap object based on an image file.

Syntax

pImage = GDIP_CreateBitmapFromFile(sFileName)

Returns

Number.

Pointer to a DWORD variable that receives a pointer to a Bitmap object

Parameters

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

sFileName

String

Path name of the image file.
This string is UNICODE string. thinBasic will take care of needed conversion.

The graphics file formats supported by GDI+ are:

BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, Exif, WMF, and EMF.

Remarks

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