Hdc *resolved*

Why is it that the Form1 has an .HDC property, and the controls on my form don't? I'm trying to pass a control to the DrawText API, but it requires a control's .hdc property passed as an argument, which my control doesn't have.

What can I do instead?

Here's the API, btw

VB Code:

Private Declare Function DrawText Lib "user32" Alias "DrawTextA" _
        (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal lpStr As String, ByVal nCount As Long, _
        lpRect As RECT, ByVal wFormat As Long) As Long

If the control has an hWnd, you can use the GetDC API.

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