void CClass::OnPaint() { CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting CPaintDC dcc(this); CRect rect; GetClientRect(&rect); CDC dcMem; dcMem.CreateCompatibleDC(&dc); CBitmap bmpBackground; bmpBackground.LoadBitmap(IDB_BITMAP1); //IDB_BITMAP1 is the image ID BITMAP bitmap; bmpBackground.GetBitmap(&bitmap); CBitmap *pbmpOld=dcMem.SelectObject(&bmpBackground); dc.StretchBlt(0,0,rect.Width(),rect.Height(),&dcMem,0,0, bitmap.bmWidth,bitmap.bmHeight,SRCCOPY); }

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