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Tip 88: Shrinking Icons Down to Size

July 1, 1995

Abstract
You can use the Windows® application programming interface (API)
BitBlt function to modify the size of an icon. This article explains
how to enlarge or shrink an icon.

Modifying an Icon's Size
You can use the Windows® application programming interface (API)
BitBlt function to create an icon that is smaller or larger than the
original icon. The BitBlt function copies a memory device context to
another memory device context. (A memory device context is a block of
memory that represents a display surface, such as an Image or Picture
Box control. See Tip 31: "Creating the Windows Wallpaper Effect for a
complete explanation of the BitBlt function.)

In the example program below, we first load an icon into an Image
control. Then we modify the Image control's Height and Width
properties so the icon becomes 75 percent smaller than its original
size. The BitBlt function is then used to copy the icon stored in the
Image control to the Picture Box control.

Example Program
 1. Create a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
 2. Add the following Constant and Declare statements to the General
    Declarations section of Form1 (note that the Declare statement
    must be typed as a single line of code):

Private Declare Function BitBlt Lib "GDI" (ByVal hDestDC As Integer,
   ByVal X As Integer, ByVal Y As Integer, ByVal nWidth As Integer,
   ByVal nHeight As Integer, ByVal hSrcDC As Integer,
   ByVal XSrc As Integer, ByVal YSrc As Integer,
   ByVal dwRop As Long) As Integer
Const SRCCOPY = &HCC0020

 3. Add a Command Button control to Form1. Command1 is created by
    default. Set its Caption property to "Shrink Icon".
 4. Add the following code to the Click event for Command1:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim X As Integer
    Dim Y As Integer
    Dim W As Integer
    Dim H As Integer
    Dim Ret As Integer

    Image1 = LoadPicture("c:\vb\icons\misc\binoculr.ico")
    Image1.Width = 0.75 * Image1.Width
    Image1.Height = 0.75 * Image1.Height
    Picture1.Width = Image1.Width
    Picture1.Height = Image1.Height

    X = Image1.Left / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
    Y = Image1.Top / Screen.TwipsPerPixelY

    W = Picture1.Width / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
    H = Picture1.Height / Screen.TwipsPerPixelY

    Ret = BitBlt(Picture1.hDC, 0, 0, W, H, Form1.hDC, X, Y, SRCCOPY)
    Picture1.Refresh
End Sub

 5. Add an Image control to Form1. Image1 is created by default. Set
    its Stretch property to True.
 6. Add a Picture Box control to Form1. Picture1 is created by
    default. Set its AutoRedraw property to True.

Additional References
Knowledge Base Q71104. "How to Use Windows BitBlt Function in Visual
   Basic Application."
Knowledge Base Q80670. "How to Copy Entire Screen into a Picture Box
   in Visual Basic."