Add Bitmap to Button Via API?!?

[NipsMG]

Hi everyone!

I've got a question.

I've got an application that does a hook for window creation messages, and adds a button to an application's form when it opens..

I can create a button w/ text on it, but cannot figure out how to create a button with Graphics AND text on it.

Does anyone know how to add a bitmap to a Button via Windows API?

Thanks in advance!
s-)
--Michael P. Gerety

 

[LuckyLuke]

Hi,

Set the button style to BS_BITMAP or BS_ICON and use the BM_SETIMAGE message together with the IMAGE_BITMAP or IMAGE_ICON ImageType and the handle of the picture of course

MSDN:
[tt]BM_SETIMAGE
An application sends a BM_SETIMAGE message to associate a new image (icon or bitmap) with the button.

BM_SETIMAGE
wParam = (WPARAM) fImageType; // image-type flag
lParam = (LPARAM) (HANDLE) hImage; // handle to the image

Parameters
fImageType
Value of wParam. Specifies the type of image to associate with the button. This parameter can be one of the following values:
IMAGE_BITMAP
IMAGE_ICON

hImage
Value of lParam. Handle to the image to associate with the button.
Return Values
The return value is a handle to the image previously associated with the button, if any; otherwise, it is NULL.[/tt]

I hope this helps you enough...

LuCkY

 

[NipsMG]

Lucky:

I've tried that and it didn't work for some reason.

I've tried creating the button with both BS_BITMAP and BS_ICON.

For Icon, I've tried:

hIcon = LoadIcon(0&, "c:\myicon.ico")
and 
hIcon = ExtractIcon(0&, "C:\myicon.ico")

using

lRes& = SendMessage(hButton, BM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_ICON, hIcon)

but was returned 0 and the button was blank.

For Bitmap, I did the same thing with LoadBitmap().. Same Results.

Someone made the suggestion to me that I was creating the button in another application's address space, which knows NOTHING about my memory, so passing the icon handle wouldn't work.. They suggested handling the BM_SETIMAGE message in my subclassed window procedure for the button, however I'm not quite sure how to paint the icon/image onto the button from the handle.

Any suggestions anyone?

Thanks for your help in advance!

s-)
--NipsMG

(Oh, and if you know how to apply BOTH text and ICON to a button, that would REALLY help.

 

[aniket]

i think this link should help

http://www.beesknees.freeserve.co.uk/articles/hooks.html

this is a nice explanation of integrating bitmaps in title bars , i used this as a guide to get bitmap in menus, buttons.
hope it helps

aniket