Display Image to CRT screen

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Display Image to CRT screen

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How do you display an image JPG or BMP in a CRT screen?

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#INCLUDE "dcdialog.CH"

FUNCTION Main()

LOCAL GetList[0], oBitmap, oCrtWindow := SetAppWindow()

@ 0,0 DCSTATIC TYPE XBPSTATIC_TYPE_BITMAP ;
      CAPTION '\exp20\bitmaps\wizard.bmp' ;
      SIZE 600,400 PIXEL

DCREAD GUI EXIT PARENT oCrtWindow

@ 23,0 SAY 'Here is some text'

wait

RETURN nil
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#3 Post by alepap »

Wow Roger, this amazing. Thank you.

Cho cho !

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#4 Post by alepap »

Once you have a bitmap on the screen how do you remove the bitmap to go back to the CRT Window without the bitmap?

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#5 Post by rdonnay »

Store the DCSTATIC object to a variable name:

@ .. DCSTATIC .. OBJECT oBitmapStatic


You can then manipulate it with:

oBitmapStatic:hide()
oBitmapStatic:show()
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#6 Post by alepap »

Wonderful. Works as a charm.

Choo choo !

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