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collins@socrates.umd.edu (Jim C) writes:

>I'm BitBlting a bitmap to a Form. To << see >> the image after the BitBlt,
>I have to minimise my form and restore it. This is obviously unacceptable for
>the final release version. I've tried Refresh, toggling AutoRedraw, 
>InvalidateRect,and everthing else, nothing works.
>	Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? 
>Can I force a Paint event? Should I?
>Jim C.
>-- 
>        "By practice, even without understanding, it will be made plain; your
>body will understand it long before your mind puts words to it. No amount of
>understanding without practice will work. It is not necessary that knowledge 
>precede experience. Performance will produce knowledge."

I guess I don't understand why you are using BitBlt to display a bitmap in VB.
You can load it from a .bmp at design time or run time.  At design time by
assigning the Picture property of a form or picture control.  At run time you
can load it using the LoadPicture function.
example:

Form1.Picture = LoadPicture("chess.bmp")

or

Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("chess.bmp")

If you already have a bitmap loaded, you can assign it to a picture control, or
form's picture property.
example:

Picture1.Picture = Form1.Picture

If you want to, you can store a bitmap in a picture control that is no visible
and then display on another picture control or form when needed.  You can also
do the same thing with icons. This allows a simple method to cartoon icons and
pictures.

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