AfxGetResourceHandle
Use the HINSTANCE handle returned by this function to access the application's resources directly, for example, in calls to the Windows function FindResource.
extern HINSTANCE AfxGetResourceHandle( );
Return Value
An HINSTANCE handle where the default resources of the application are loaded.
Example
//Load the menu specifying the module handle where resource is to be
//found & resource ID
HMENU hMenu = ::LoadMenu(AfxGetResourceHandle(), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MAINFRAME));
Requirements
Header: afxwin.h