bitmap resource problem in DLL

[Mal Reynolds]

hello, I have a main application and two DLL's, one that contains a set of functions to display bitmaps, and one that creates a thread that runs a splash screen. The DLL that runs the splash screen uses the other DLL to display the bitmaps a certain way. When I include the bitmaps in the resource of the splash DLL they won't load at all, but when I include the same bitmap in the resource script of the main executable, it works perfectly! I have no problem with just leaving it in the main exe for now so it works, but are there any reasons that it may be exhibiting this behavior?

[kbw]

How are you loading them?

[Mal Reynolds]

they are loaded with LoadBitmap() using a resource ID (just an int identifier #define'd in a header)

[Duthomhas]

You have to specify the DLL's HINSTANCE handle with LoadBitmap() -- since you are trying to load the bitmaps from that resource, not from your executable.

[edit] Oh yeah, You can use GetModuleHandle() to get the DLL's handle...

Have fun!