The GetEnhMetaFileBits function retrieves the contents of the specified enhanced-format metafile and copies them into a buffer.
UINT GetEnhMetaFileBits(
HENHMETAFILE hemf, // handle to metafile
UINT cbBuffer, // size of data buffer, in bytes
LPBYTE lpbBuffer // pointer to data buffer
);
If the function succeeds and the buffer pointer is NULL, the return value is the size of the enhanced metafile, in bytes.
If the function succeeds and the buffer pointer is a valid pointer, the return value is the number of bytes copied to the buffer.
If the function fails, the return value is zero.
Windows NT: To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
After the enhanced-metafile bits are retrieved, they can be used to create a memory-based metafile by calling the SetEnhMetaFileBits function.
The GetEnhMetaFileBits function does not invalidate the enhanced-metafile handle. The application must call the DeleteEnhMetaFile function to delete the handle when it is no longer needed.
The metafile contents retrieved by this function are in the enhanced format. To retrieve the metafile contents in the Windows format, use the GetWinMetaFileBits function.
Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
Windows CE: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in wingdi.h.
Import Library: Use gdi32.lib.
Metafiles Overview, Metafile Functions, DeleteEnhMetaFile, GetWinMetaFileBits, SetEnhMetaFileBits