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AddFontResource The AddFontResource function adds the font resource from the specified file to the system font table. The font can subsequently be used for text output by any Win32-based application.
VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function AddFontResource Lib "gdi32" Alias "AddFontResourceA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long |
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Operating Systems Supported |
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Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later |
- lpszFilename
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated character string that contains a valid font file name. This parameter can specify any of the following files.
.fon
Font resource file.
.fnt
Raw bitmap font file.
.ttf
Raw TrueType file.
.ttc
Windows 95/98 East Asian and Windows NT: TrueType font collection.
.fot
TrueType resource file.
.otf
PostScript OpenType font.
.mmm
multiple master Type1 font resource file. It must be used with .pfm and .pfb files.
.pfb
Type 1 font bits file. It is used with a .pfm file.
.pfm
Type 1 font metrics file. It is used with a .pfb file.
Windows 2000: To add a font whose information comes from several resource files, have lpszFileName point to a string with the file names separated by a | --for example, abcxxxxx.pfm | abcxxxxx.pfb. |
If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the number of fonts added.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. |
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