Dialog Bitmap Backgrounds

[orcblood]

I triend to go through this tutorial: http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/bmpdlg01.asp. However, it is for MSVC++.net. So therefore it will not work with my version of MSVC++. I was wondering how I would change the bg of a dialog either in MFC or in C++. If anyone could help me then it would be greatly appreciated. orcblood

[Big Art]

Do the following... // 1. Add a CBrush member function... CBrush mBrush; ---------- // 2. In OnInitDialog... //Load the bitmap from a file and create patterned brush. RECT rc; GetClientRect(&rc); HBITMAP hBmp=NULL; hBmp=(HBITMAP)::LoadImage(NULL,"c:\\YourImagePath\\TheBitmap.bmp",IMAGE_BITMAP,rc.right,rc.bottom,LR_LOADFROMFILE); CBitmap *pBmp=CBitmap::FromHandle(hBmp); m_brush.CreatePatternBrush(pBmp); ::DeleteObject(hBmp); ---------- // 3. In OnPaint... //Paint the background with the image brush CRect rcClient; GetClientRect(&rcClient); dc.FillRect(&rcClient,&m_brush); --------------- // 4. In OnCtlColor.. // You need to do this to keep any static text controls on your // dialog from painting a default dialog background under the static field. switch(nCtlColor) { case CTLCOLOR_STATIC: pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(....)); //Set your text color. case CTLCOLOR_BTN: pDC->SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT); case CTLCOLOR_DLG: hbr=m_brush; } ---------------- Art