.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: LayerCreateMetaFromFile

.. _layercreatemetafromfile:

LayerCreateMetaFromFile
=======================

.. us.tag  LayerCreateMetaFromFile ENGLISH LayerSet

:ref:`LayerCreateMetaFromFile` creates an OLE drawing object from a file that was
created using the :ref:`OLESaveToFile` function. The object will be added to the
layer.

.. function::  hMeta = LayerCreateMetaFromFile(hLayer, ssFileName)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*hMeta* handle of the OLE object. If an error has occurred, *hMeta* is 0.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hLayer

   Identifies the layer.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-diagrams`,
   :ref:`LayerCreate`,
   :ref:`OLESaveToFile`

:sub:`id-1098628`