Date: 2008mar7 Language: C/C++ OS: Windows Keywords: instance, handle, self Q. How do I get the instance of the current program when I don't have access to the WinMain() parameters? A. Do this:

HINSTANCE hMyInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);

And, as you mentioned, its the first parameter to your WinMain() function. In MFC:

HINSTANCE hMyInstance = AfxGetInstanceHandle();