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How do you load a BMP into CStatic

I've been looking at the docs in MSVC++ 5 and can only find rough inferances to the how to's of loading a bitmap into a Cstatic control in a form view. How do I load this BMP from file and then enter it into the static ctrl?? I need to be able to load dynamically as the bitmap will change as the user inputs data.

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As it turns out, I ended up using just that code... I found it in another modual I had written. So I am accepting your answer.. but it was there all along.

Thanks for the help.

kraphics

I guess I missed something.

I tried your solution, but I get a compile error that states : error C2039: 'LoadImageA' : is not a member of 'CStatic'

I have a control on my DialogBox with the name of "IDC_Selected_Pic"

In my code I execute the command:

CStatic* Pic2 = (CStatic*) GetDlgItem(IDC_Selected_Pic);

Then I execute the statement:

intpBLError = Pic2->LoadImage(NULL,TheFile,IMAGE_BITMAP,cxDIB,cyDIB,LR_LOADFROMFILE);

The above code generates the error: error C2039: 'LoadImageA' : is not a member of 'CStatic'

The control that I placed on the form came from the tool box as a "picture", which I gave the "Type" of "Bitmap" on the "General" tab.

Please help...............

kraphics

P.S.
My operating system is NT. Is this the reason that it does not work?