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Include a JPEG in your EXE file
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Title: Include a JPEG in your EXE file
Create a resource script file MyPic.RC with Notepad and add the following line:
1 RCDATA "Pic.jpg"
Then use Borland's Resource Compiler BRCC32.EXE (a commandline tool) to compile it into a .RES file:
BRCC32 MyPic.RC
Add a compiler directive to the source code of your program.
It should immediately follow the form directive, as shown here:
{$R *.DFM}
{$R MyPic.RES}
Use the following code in your application:
procedure LoadJPEGfromEXE;
var
MyJPG : TJPEGImage; // JPEG object
ResStream : TResourceStream; // Resource Stream object
begin
try
MyJPG := TJPEGImage.Create;
ResStream := TResourceStream.CreateFromID(HInstance, 1, RT_RCDATA);
MyJPG.LoadFromStream(ResStream); // What!? Yes, that easy!
Canvas.Draw(12,12,MyJPG); // draw it to see if it really worked!
finally
MyJPG.Free;
ResStream.Free;
end;
end; // procedure
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