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5.14 Bitmap

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Using the BITMAP control, a user can place a bitmap on the screen. The effect is similar to using the W$BITMAP library routine. However, with the BITMAP control, your bitmap can be animated.

Portability note: The BITMAP control is available only for MS Windows systems. Any attempt to place a bitmap on the screen in other systems fails, and the returned handle is NULL.
To display a bitmap, you must first load it with the W$BITMAP library routine, using the WBITMAP-LOAD option (see Appendix I, Book 4, "Appendices"). This operation retrieves the bitmap from disk and loads it into memory. The process is identical to loading bitmaps for bitmap push buttons.

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