Thanks a lot! That's exactly what I needed to know!

toothless boots wrote: I know in C it would have been the argv[] parameter in the main You can still use __argc and __argv. From the application object, you have access to the m_lpCmdLine member. "When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen

Works perfect! Thanks a lot! :) David

Steve Mayfield wrote: You probably need to install V1.52, then VS6.0 and finally VS .NET Well, I haven't have a clean WinXP system to try this way. Next time I'll have a try when I get a clean system. When I launch the VC++1.51 setup, it pops up a message box for only Win95/98 supported. Maxwell Chen

search for cpicture class here on CP, it does just that C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

You can use OleLoadPicturePath load the picture from a file, you'll get an IPicture then use the method Render to display it into a DC. Or, check Dr. Yovav Gad's article CPicture - The Yovav (Horror) PictureShow Fabian

If you truly need to delay in microseconds you will probably have to resort to assembly language and NOOPs. There is absolutely no guarantee that this will be deterministic though. __________________________________________ a two cent stamp short of going postal.