These procedures load a bitmap image from a file and displays it to a VCL form.

1. Create a VCL form with a button control.
2. Provide a bitmap image.
3. Code the button's onClick event handler to load and display a bitmap image.
4. Build and run the application.

1. Choose FileNewOtherDelphi for .NET ProjectsVCL Forms Application. The VCL Forms Designer displays.
2. From the Standard category in the Tool Palette, place a TButton component on the form.

1. Create a directory in which to store your project files.
2. Locate a bitmap image and copy it to your project directory.
3. Save all files in your project to your project directory.

1. In the Input category of the Events tab, double-click the Button1OnClick event. The Code Editor displays with the cursor in the TForm1.Button1Click event handler block.
2. Enter the following event handling code, replacing MyFile.bmp with the name of the bitmap image in your project directory:

                Rect := TRect.Create(0,0,100,100);     
    Bitmap := TBitmap.Create;
      try
        Bitmap.LoadFromFile('MyFile.bmp');
        Form1.Canvas.Brush.Bitmap := Bitmap;
        Form1.Canvas.FillRect(Rect);
      finally
        Form1.Canvas.Brush.Bitmap := nil;
        Bitmap.Free;
      end;

3. In the var section of the code, add these variable declarations:

Bitmap : TBitmap;
Rect : TRect;

1. Save all files in your project.
2. Choose RunRun.
3. Click the button to display the image bitmap in a 100 x 100-pixel rectangle in the upper left corner of the form.