Lamefif wrote: using telnet i tried this and it works: o efnet.demon.co.uk 6667 NICK mynic USER mynic 0 * myname i dont see why is not working when i send it through my socket. My suggestion, either stick with a blocking socket so you can connect+send+evaluate... or use an non-blocking socket (something like CAsyncSocket). In the later case you would register an event handler for OnConnect(): socket got connected and you can send login information, plus an event handler for OnReceive(): more data has been received. It probably helps to have a look at example code. /M Home page

You won't get any messages if you close the socket before doing anything with it. Mark Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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You're welcome :) Also check out DavidCrow's reply...you are using a flag that indicates members of the struct are valid but you didn't show those members being initialized. Cheers, Mark Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ "Great job team! Head back to base for debriefing and cocktails."

Lamefif wrote: ps have you any idea how to load and use .klc files No, sorry. Maybe the section "Languages, Locales, and Keyboard Layouts" here[^] will help? Mark Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ This episode brought to you by the letter Z

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Whats the error and where you used your code? WhiteSky

Have you tried using CImage or the GdiPlus::Bitmap class to load the png? Then you should be able to use the associated HBITMAP, selected into the dcMem and use UpdateLayeredWindow() like this: blend.BlendOp = AC_SRC_OVER; blend.BlendFlags = 0; blend.SourceConstantAlpha = 255; blend.AlphaFormat = AC_SRC_ALPHA; UpdateLayeredWindow(hwnd, NULL, NULL, NULL, dcMem, NULL, 0, &blend, LWA_ALPHA); "Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder