procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
TheIcon: TIcon;
TheBitmap: TBitmap;
begin
TheIcon := TIcon.Create;
TheIcon.LoadFromFile(’C:\Program Files\Borland\IcoCur32\EARTH.ICO’);
TheBitmap := TBitmap.Create;
TheBitmap.Height := TheIcon.Height;
TheBitmap.Width := TheIcon.Width;
TheBitmap.Canvas.Draw(0, 0, TheIcon);
Form1.Canvas.Draw(10, 10, TheBitmap);
TheBitmap.Free;
TheIcon.Free;
end;