graphic dissapeared

[SteveCRM]

I have this code in my WM_PAINT method

hDC = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps) ;

			GetClientRect(hWnd, &rect) ;

			hBitmap = LoadBitmap(ghInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));

			GetObject(hBitmap, sizeof(BITMAP), &bm);

			hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hDC);
			SelectObject(hMemDC, hBitmap);

			BitBlt(hDC, 0, 0, bm.bmWidth, bm.bmHeight, hMemDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);

			DeleteDC(hMemDC);

			EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
			DeleteObject(hBitmap);

If I have no controls on the form it shows up, otherwise it's not there......whats wrong

[abdul]

Can you please post the whole source code?

[SteveCRM]

for the whole program???????? its big......

I'll just put what has to do with the pic

HINSTANCE ghInst;  //used for picture
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
	HDC hDC, hMemDC; // }
	HBITMAP hBitmap; // }
	BITMAP bm;       // } graphics stuff
	PAINTSTRUCT ps;  // }
	RECT rect;       // }

	switch(uMsg) {
		case WM_CLOSE:
			DestroyWindow(ghWnd_Main); // Destroy the main window
			return 0;

		case WM_DESTROY:
			PostQuitMessage(0); // Quit the application
			return 0;

		case WM_PAINT:  //updates the pic everytime needed
			hDC = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps) ;

			GetClientRect(hWnd, &rect) ;

			hBitmap = LoadBitmap(ghInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));

			GetObject(hBitmap, sizeof(BITMAP), &bm);

			hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hDC);
			SelectObject(hMemDC, hBitmap);

			BitBlt(hDC, 0, 0, bm.bmWidth, bm.bmHeight, hMemDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);

			DeleteDC(hMemDC);

			EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
			DeleteObject(hBitmap);
			return 0;
}

[Technocrat]

Try moving your HBITMAP to be global, and then move the DeleteObject to some where where it is not destroyed on the paint like WM_CLOSE.

If this doesn't work, please .zip you whole project and post.