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Use Bitmaps from resource (.res)

Title: use Bitmaps from resource (*.res)? { Create and edit a new text file in your project directory, eg: newres.txt In the file, write: MY_BMP_RES BITMAP "bmpname.bmp" and save the file. Open a dos shell and go to your directory, type this command: brcc32.exe newres.txt this will create a resource file called newres.res with your bitmap. } unit Unit1; implementation {$R *.DFM} {$R newres.res} // add this line! procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); var MyBmp: TBitmap; begin MyBmp := TBitmap.Create; try MyBmp.LoadFromResourceName(HInstance, 'MY_BMP_RES'); // Do something.... finally MyBmp.Free; end; end;