Using Win32 functions in Visual FoxPro Image Gallery
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  • How to view icons stored in executable files
  • Adding icon to the systray (requires VFP9)
  • Converting image file to .ICO file
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    DO declare
     
    LOCAL hWindow, hDC, lcClassName, hInstance, lcWndClassX,;
        hIcon, hIconSm, hCursor
     
    hWindow = _vfp.HWnd && GetActiveWindow()
    hDC = GetWindowDC(hWindow)
     
    lcClassName = GetClsName(hWindow)
    hInstance = GetModuleHandle(0)
     
    *| typedef struct _WNDCLASSEX { 
    *|     UINT       cbSize;         0:4
    *|     UINT       style;          4:4
    *|     WNDPROC    lpfnWndProc;    8:4
    *|     int        cbClsExtra;    12:4
    *|     int        cbWndExtra;    16:4
    *|     HINSTANCE  hInstance;     20:4
    *|     HICON      hIcon;         24:4
    *|     HCURSOR    hCursor;       28:4
    *|     HBRUSH     hbrBackground; 32:4
    *|     LPCTSTR    lpszMenuName;  36:4
    *|     LPCTSTR    lpszClassName; 40:4
    *|     HICON      hIconSm;       44:4
    *| } WNDCLASSEX
    #DEFINE WNDCLASSX_SIZE 48
     
    * the first dword contains the size of the structure
    lcWndClassX = PADR(CHR(WNDCLASSX_SIZE),;
        WNDCLASSX_SIZE, CHR(0))
     
    = GetClassInfoEx(hInstance, lcClassName, @lcWndClassX)
     
    * handles returned in the WNDCLASSEX structure
    hIcon = buf2dword(SUBSTR(lcWndClassX, 25,4))
    hIconSm = buf2dword(SUBSTR(lcWndClassX, 45,4))
    hCursor = buf2dword(SUBSTR(lcWndClassX, 29,4))
     
    * drawing the icons and the cursor (if any)
    * on the main VFP window
     
    IF hIcon <> 0  && class icon
        = DrawIcon(hDC, 20,100, hIcon)
    ENDIF
     
    IF hIconSm <> 0  && class small icon
        = DrawIcon(hDC, 60,100, hIconSm)
    ENDIF
     
    IF hCursor <> 0  && class cursor
        = DrawIcon(hDC, 100,100, hCursor)
    ENDIF
     
    = ReleaseDC(hWindow, hDC)
    * end of main
     
    FUNCTION GetClsName(hWindow)
        LOCAL lnBufsize, lcClassName
        lnBufsize = 250
        lcClassName = SPACE(lnBufsize)
        lnBufsize = GetClassName(hWindow, @lcClassName, lnBufsize)
    RETURN SUBSTR(lcClassName, 1, lnBufsize)
     
    FUNCTION buf2dword(lcBuffer)
    RETURN Asc(SUBSTR(lcBuffer, 1,1)) + ;
        Asc(SUBSTR(lcBuffer, 2,1)) * 256 +;
        Asc(SUBSTR(lcBuffer, 3,1)) * 65536 +;
        Asc(SUBSTR(lcBuffer, 4,1)) * 16777216
     
    PROCEDURE declare
        DECLARE INTEGER GetActiveWindow IN user32
        DECLARE INTEGER GetWindowDC IN user32 INTEGER hWindow
     
        DECLARE INTEGER GetModuleHandle IN kernel32;
            STRING lpModuleName
     
        DECLARE INTEGER ReleaseDC IN user32;
            INTEGER hWindow, INTEGER hdc
     
        DECLARE INTEGER GetClassName IN user32;
            INTEGER hWindow, STRING lpClassName, INTEGER nMaxCount
     
        DECLARE INTEGER GetClassInfoEx IN user32;
            INTEGER hinst, STRING lpszClass, STRING @lpwcx
     
        DECLARE SHORT DrawIcon IN user32;
            INTEGER hDC, INTEGER X, INTEGER Y, INTEGER hIcon
     

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    Created: 2001-12-02 15:52:31  
    Modified: 2009-01-13 16:33:04  
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    User Contributed Notes:
    A.M. | 2005-11-30 08:12:03
    Unfortunately, this is not straightforward process. There is no VFP image control accepting handles to icons or to images. So such icon must be saved to ICO file and then assigned to the Image control.

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