This example creates a colored pointer from a bit map during the creation of the window (WM_CREATE). The pointer bit map (id IDP_BITMAPPTR in the EXE) and color bit map (id IDP_BITMAPCLR in the EXE file) are loaded via GpiLoadBitmap.

#define INCL_WINPOINTERS        /* Window Pointer Functions     */
#define INCL_GPIBITMAPS         /* Graphics bit map Functions    */
#include <os2.h>

HPS   hps;              /* presentation-space handle            */
HWND  hwnd;             /* window handle                        */
HPOINTER  hptr;         /* bit-map pointer handle               */
HBITMAP  hbmPointer;    /* bit-map handle (AND/XOR)             */
HBITMAP  hbmColor;      /* bit-map handle (color)               */
POINTERINFO  pptriPointerInfo; /* pointer info structure        */

case WM_CREATE:
     hps = WinBeginPaint(hwnd, NULLHANDLE, NULL);
     /* load pointer bit map */
     hbmPointer = GpiLoadBitmap(hps, NULLHANDLE, IDP_BITMAPPTR, 64L, 128L);
     /* load color bit map */
     hbmColor = GpiLoadBitmap(hps, NULLHANDLE, IDP_BITMAPCLR, 64L, 64L);
     WinEndPaint(hps);

     /* initialize POINTERINFO structure */
     pptriPointerInfo.fPointer = TRUE;  /* creating pointer */
     pptriPointerInfo.xHotspot = 0; /* x coordinate of hotspot */
     pptriPointerInfo.yHotspot = 0; /* y coordinate of hotspot */
     pptriPointerInfo.hbmPointer = hbmPointer;
     pptriPointerInfo.hbmColor = hbmColor;

     hptr = WinCreatePointerIndirect(HWND_DESKTOP,
                                     &pptriPointerInfo);