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Unable to view Image in picture control

I am trying to load picture in picture control .
But it On running application No image is seen in the Picture control...it shows blank.

Code i have written in InitDialog is:

CBitmap m_bmp;
VERIFY(m_bmp.LoadBitmap(IDB_PICTURE));
m_pictureToShow.SetBitmap(m_bmp);
m_pictureToShow.UpdateWindow();

where m_pictureToShow is CStatic defined thru Control Window.

for debugging i just changed to
if( m_pictureToShow.SetBitmap(m_bmp) == NULL)
AfxMessageBox("SetBitMap failed");

& it is showing SetBitMap is returning NULL.
can u pls point out what exactly the problem is ...
or am i doing something wrong .????

AlexFM

Picture control should have SS_BITMAP style. In the dialog resource editor right-click picture control and select Bitmap type.

shakir77

ASKER

picture control Type is already set to BitMap.
Still not showing..??????? any reason.

AlexFM

SetBitmap function is defined as:
HBITMAP SetBitmap( HBITMAP hBitmap );

So you need:
m_pictureToShow.SetBitmap((HBITMAP)m_bmp.m_hObject);

zfact

Hi Shakir77,
Try this.

Add a bitmap in your workspace. Now select the picture control that you have added on the dialog. now go to the property of the picture control, Select Type: as Bitmap, and select the "Image: BITMAP_ID ". This image is the id of the Bitmap that is there in your resource. now close the proerty dialog and you will see the bitmap.

Try it, All the best
Thanks and Regards.
Zfact

shakir77

ASKER

hi zfact
I cannot set Image value to BITMAP_ID as this ID will be decided on runtime based on some condition from the lot of available Images.

and AlexFM, i tried using your solution still it is failing in VERIFY .
i used VERIFY(m_pictureToShow.SetBitmap((HBITMAP)m_bmp.m_hObject));

any solution ????????/

shakir77

ASKER

even without VERIFY ,
m_pictureToShow.SetBitmap((HBITMAP)m_bmp.m_hObject)
no error is coming but no Image seen ...its only blank

AlexFM

Try to select image in dialog template, as zfact writes. Do you see it?

shakir77

ASKER

AlexFm yr solution works....thanx
but one more problem actually BITMAP ID's i have stored in access table.
when i get thru recordset for that index
rs.GetFieldValue(index,csVal);

i'll get BITMAP ID value in CString variable.
how do i change csVal to UINT so that it is accepted by LoadBitmap().

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zfact

Hi shakir77,
Try this, it will work.

//Add The Bitmpm as shown below
CBitmap bm1,bm2;
bm1.LoadBitmap(MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));
bm2.LoadBitmap(MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP2));

//Try changeing the bitmap with respect to your requirements as shown below.
m_ctrlBitMapD.SetBitmap(bm1);
m_ctrlBitMapD.SetBitmap(bm2);

Try It, All The Best,
Thanks & Regards
Zfact.

zfact

shakir77

ASKER

Thanx AlexFM , your both solution worked very well.