QTS no. 14 - Create texture from resource

/*
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* Game hacking QTS ( Quickie Tip Series )
* no. 14 - Create texture from resource
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* Author: SEGnosis  - GHAnon.net
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*/

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// resource.h
#ifndef IDC_STATIC
#define IDC_STATIC (-1)
#endif

#define ID_PNG_BASE                             107 // ID for png custom resource



// Res.rc
#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <richedit.h>
#include "resource.h"

ID_PNG_BASE        ID_PNG         ".\\MyTexture.png" // reletive



// dll main
HMODULE g_hModule;

BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HMODULE hModule, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved )
{
    switch( dwReason )
    {
        case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
            break;

        case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
                g_hModule = hModule;
            break;

        case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
            break;

        case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
            break;
    }

    return TRUE;
}



// function
void LoadCustomTextureFromResource( LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9& m_Texture, char* szType, LPSTR szResource )
{
    HRSRC   hRes        = FindResource( g_hModule, szResource, szType );
    HGLOBAL hResource   = LoadResource( g_hModule, hRes );
    DWORD   iResSize        = SizeofResource( g_hModule, hRes );

    BYTE* pData = ( BYTE* )LockResource( hResource );
    D3DXCreateTextureFromFileInMemory( m_pDevice, pData,  iResSize,  &m_Texture );

    FreeResource( hResource );
}



// How to use
LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9  g_TexBackground;

LoadCustomTextureFromResource( g_TexBackground, "ID_PNG", MAKEINTRESOURCE( ID_PNG_BASE ) );
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