Visual Studio 2010 C++......how to access .bmp images from a *rc file in code?

The topic pretty much says it here. I have searched for hours for information on how to accomplish this and have turned up empty handed. This is getting EXTREMELY frustrating.

I am using DirectX10 to handle graphics. I am working towards not having to rely on external image files for graphics; i.e. all of the graphics image that I need is embedded in the program at runtime. I can create the *.rc file, and add bitmaps to it, but that's where I hit a dead stop.

The goal at this point is to be able to create a texture because once I am able to do that I should be "home free".

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Tutorial: Using Resources

If I understand you correctly I used this tutorial to get the bitmaps into my resource file and

Bitmaps, Device Contexts and BitBlt

That one to learn how to work with a device context for getting them to the screen. The bitmap loading is only halfway through the second link. As far as there to the texture I have not manually done that in Direct X yet. I just did a little reading though and

DirectX10 Tutorial 3: Textures « Taking Initiative

seems like it gets the job done without using a *.rc

I would not use the resource section of an executable or dynamic link library to store game resources. Use separate files or group the files into a larger file using some type of chunk or RIFF type methodology.

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Use separate files or group the files into a larger file using some type of chunk or RIFF type methodology.

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Thanks! I've never heard of that method before.