Returns a COM-HANDLE to an OlePictureObject. You can use this COM-HANDLE to set graphical properties of controls.
Note: Does not apply to SpeedScript programming.
Syntax
LOAD-PICTURE [image]
image
A CHARACTER expression representing the name of the graphical file. This file can have one of the following extensions: .BMP, .EMF, .ICO, .CUR, .DIB. If the filename is not fully qualified, LOAD-PICTURE searches for a matching file on the user's path. The filename can contain Unicode characters. See OpenEdge Development: Internationalizing Applications for more information about Unicode.
Example
The following program fragment illustrates the use of the LOAD-PICTURE statement:
DEFINE VARIABLE chPic AS COM-HANDLE NO-UNDO.
DEFINE VARIABLE chControl AS COM-HANDLE NO-UNDO.
/* Get the COM-HANDLE of an Image control */
/* Use LOAD-PICTURE to get a COM-HANDLE to the bitmap contained in myPic.bmp */
chPic = LOAD-PICTURE("myPic.bmp").
/* Set the control's Picture property for the bitmap */
chControl:Picture = chPic.
