Function name: AddFontResource

Defined in : gdi32

Requirements : Windows NT 3.1 or later; Windows 95 or later

Declaration:

Declare Function AddFontResource Lib "gdi32" Alias "AddFontResourceA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long

Parameters:

* 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.

Returns:

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.

Related functions:

Examples:

Add / Remove Fonts