How to display a picture from a file on the screen using winapi?

Answer 1

The WinAPI's LoadImage function supports only bitmap images. So to use other formats for images, either use the function OleLoadPicturePath:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13192731/win32-api-open-a-jpg-in-a-picture-control-c

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms678485(v=vs.85).aspx

https://cboard.cprogramming.com/windows-programming/130563-loading-displaying-other-format-images-than-bmp.html

Or the Windows Imaging Component API:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee719902(v=VS.85).aspx

You may also check out :

https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/3283/Library-to-display-an-image-JPG-GIF-BMP-in-lin

Or use GDI+ // Not WinAPI, Agreed.

supercomputingblog.com/graphics/how-to-load-a-jpg-with-c

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/0a61f0f3-3aed-4bef-a18b-d2919cf78a09/how-to-load-images-bmp-jpeg-gif-tiff?forum=vclanguage

Answer 2

Thanks Jamie

Answer 3

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