getting compiler error in LoadImage in VC 8

[ayan4u]

HBITMAP patternBMP =NULL;
 
patternBMP = (HBITMAP)LoadImge(hInstance, "bitmap.bmp", IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,LR_LOADFROFILE);
 
 

getting a compiler error
error C2664: 'LoadImageW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [11]' to 'LPCWSTR'

but it should take an array of charecter for the name of the bitmap....it should work but it is not....don't know why!!!!1

[ayan4u]

ok what i found is that the problem lies in the unicode feature of VS 8...
as by default UNICODE is enabled it takes LoadImage as LoadImageW instead of LoadImageA....

now i tried to check for unicode feature by

#ifdef UNICODE
#undef UNICODE
....
my code goes here
 .....
#endif
 

but with no result.....to get the thing compiled i had to explicitly use LoadImageA

[ayan4u]

just giving a bump.....can someone help me regarding this.....

[ayan4u]

????????..no reply...

[weaknessforcats]

This code:

HBITMAP patternBMP =NULL;

patternBMP = (HBITMAP)LoadImge(hInstance, "bitmap.bmp", IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,LR_LOADFROFILE);

doesn't work because you are not following th rthe TCHAR mappings.

There is no function named LoadImage. There is only LoadImageA that uses a LPCSTR argument and LoadImageW that uses an LPCWTSR. LoadImage itself is a macro. It resolves to LoadImageA if you build with ASCII and resolves to LoadImageW when you build with Unicode.

You need to a) set your character set.
b) call LoadImage using a TCHAR mapping

Your code should be:

HBITMAP patternBMP =NULL;
 
patternBMP = (HBITMAP)LoadImge(hInstance, TEXT("bitmap.bmp"), IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,LR_LOADFROFILE);
 

The character set used is in your Project Properties->Congifuration Properties->General->character set in the rigtht pane.

You do not use:

#ifdef UNICODE
#undef UNICODE
....
my code goes here
.....
#endif

You should be using a _tmain() rather than a main().