Load and display bmp at run time

[Bert Slootmans]

I'm very new to PBWin 9 (just purchased it little over a week ago) and I have a question (so I will probably have a lot others in the next weeks).

I know how to display and use images (bmp) when I load them in a resource file. This wouldn't be a problem.

However, what I want to do is be able to load and display a bitmap (bmp and/or jpg) at run time. I'm creating a small learning environment for my baby daughter and need to be able to add stuff (text and images) to it as she grows. The way I want to do this is by creating datafiles that will reference image files stored in the harddisk.
So I need to be able to, after reading the datafile, also load the corresponding image files and display on the screen.

In VB (6 and 2008 .Net) where I come from, this is no problem for me, in PBWin9 I can't find the appropriate code/commands for it.

Could someone point me in the right direction (I own PBWin9, PBForms 1.5 and GraphicTools 2.

[Rodney Hicks]

Try:

GRAPHIC BITMAP LOAD BmpName$, nWidth&, nHeight& [,stretch&] TO hBmp???

And welcome to PB.

[Bert Slootmans]

I've tried this code

I'm displaying text on a form (from an array) based following a click event on a 'forward or reverse' button.

   LOCAL hImage AS DWORD
   IF intcurnum > intcounter THEN
      intcurnum = 1
   ELSEIF intcurnum < 1 THEN
      intcurnum = intcounter
   END IF
   intpointer = intcurnum
   CONTROL SET TEXT hDLG, %lblCharacter, strCharacter(intCurNum) 'Display text
   CONTROL SET TEXT hDLG, %lblPinyin, strMeaning(intCurNum) 'Display text
   CONTROL SET TEXT hDLG, %lblWord, strMeaning(intCurNum) 'Display text
   GRAPHIC BITMAP LOAD  "data\images\aap.bmp" ,0,0,0 TO hImage 'For test purposes one fixed file name. Folder is offset from current application folder. Image exists
   GRAPHIC ATTACH hDLG, %imgImage, REDRAW
   DIALOG DOEVENTS

But this doesn't give me a result. I don't get error messages and the code is executed when I step through it, but no image is displayed.
The image control has the 'vissible' property set to true

[Rodney Hicks]

Try the GRAPHIC RENDER statement.

If you post that compiles and runs and shows the problem it's easier to give help on the problem.

[Bert Slootmans]

Try the GRAPHIC RENDER statement.

If you post that compiles and runs and shows the problem it's easier to give help on the problem.

Just found another (better??) solution: I also have graphic Tools Pro and the gfx window there does exactly what I want.

Thanks anyway.