Cannot attach a bitmap to a button

i am using xp pro and vc++ 6.

the book I got for class has an example of the basic procedures for making a bitmap button(using Win32 API), but even after following their example, I still can't manage to get mine to work.

I have the rest of the program designed as I need it, the only thing I have to do is get the bitmap button to work as a regular command button.

How about pasting some of what you tried?
"It didn't work" is not very useful.

it's hard to post that as it is not code but making functions and member variables. i made four bitmaps all slightly different. then added a member variable to my class of typ CBitmapButton, with a variable name...then it says add VERIFY(name of variable.AutoLoad(name of bitmap, this); well i get a million errors with that one..so then i got a different book and looked it up..they say add a bitmap resource and name it IDB_whatever, and name the static control that contains it...well, i don't know how to get the IDB_bitmap in the class wizard so i can create the control variables for each....if i can do that then i can simply go into InitDialog and do m_name of button varible.SetIcon(m_name of bitmap.GetBitmap());

Perhaps a "format sentence" wizard would help :rolleyes:

I use MSVC .NET now so hope I still have this right....

Under PROJECT select 'add resouce', 'Bitmap' and then 'Import' for a bitmap you have on disk, 'new' to draw one in MSVC.
Modify the properties of this bitmap and call it say IDB_BUTTONUP

Add a button to your dialog, add a member for this button (m_BitmapButton) to your dialogs class.

Edit the buttons properties and set 'Bitmap' and 'Ownerdraw' to TRUE.

Edit the header and change the button from CButton to CBitmapButton

in the dialogs OnInit() add something like

Code:

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if(m_bitmapButton.GetSafeHwnd())// check the button was created
        if(!m_bitmapButton.LoadBitmaps(IDB_BUTTONUP, FALSE ,FALSE ,FALSE )) // load the image/s
                        iError=GetLastError();

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The first image is required, add other images as needed.
I had problems with AutoLoad() found using the bitmaps resource ID's easier.

edit:
>>then added a member variable to my class of typ CBitmapButton

Did you use class wiz? or just add a variable to the header, as there must be an entry under the DoDataExchange() ie

DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_BUTTON1, m_bitmapButton);

Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I have spent way too much time on this, and was just about to bag the whole idea when i saw your post....
After it worked I had to stand up in class and do the "happy dance". So i hope i can help you sometime, this is one happy chic.....thanks again..