Display a bitmap in a dialog

1. On dialog resource create a static control, make sure it has SS_BITMAP style.  Change the resource id from IDC_STATIC to something else,  e.g. IDC_STATIC_PICT

2.Bind a CStatic member variable to the static control (member variables tab in class wiz), say m_staticPict.

3. Use LoadImage API call to load the file, this gives you back a HBITMAP.  As the return type is an HANDLE, you need to cast it

HBITMAP hBitmap = (HBITMAP)::LoadImage( ...etc...)

4. Use SetBitmap member of m_staticPict to set the bitmap

e.g.
m_staticPict.SetBitmap( hBitmap ) ;


That's it.

I am going to have to reject your answer since I wanted one that loads a BMP from a FILE not from the resource.  Points are at 50 now.

Here is a example for RGB color. If you load indexed color image, the GetPaletteSize will be different. You can compute the size yourself.
first read the bitmap file into a buffer. let's say pBuffer is a pointer pointing to the head of this buffer

void Display(pBuffer)
{
 LPBITMAPINFO  pBitmapInfo = pBuffer + sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER);
 LPBITMAPINFOHEADER pBitmapInfoHeader = pBitmapInfo.bmiHeader;
 PCHAR pData = pBitmapInfo + GetPaletteSize(pBitmapInfo);
SetDibitsToDevice(p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,p8,p1,pData,pBitmapInfoHeader,.....);
}

DWORD GetPaletteSize(LPBITMAPINFO)
{
LPBITMAPINFOHEADER pHeader = pBitmapInfo.bmiHeader;
if (pHeader.biClrUsed ==0)
return 256*sizeof(RGBQUAD);
else
return pHeader.biClrUsed*sizeof(RGBQUAD);
}

It is clear that Answers knows what he is talking about.  I have this code:

void CTestDlg::OnButtonLoad ()
{ HBITMAP hBitmap = (HBITMAP) ::LoadImage (0, m_Filename, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
  if (hBitmap == NULL)
  { MessageBox ("ERROR!"); }

  m_BMP.SetBitmap (hBitmap);
}

It does not give me an "ERROR!"  But nothing is displayed on the screen at the location of the static resource either.  What am I doing wrong?

Perhaps I should replace the first parameter of the LoadImage function with something other than 0?  What though?

I was making stupid mistakes (several).  Suffice it to say you answered my question well.  Thanks.