> Hello all,
>
> MFC is doing something rather strange:
>
> I'm trying to set the bitmap of a CStatic bitmap that I put
> in a dialog using the resource editor in Visual Studio.
> Unfortunately the SetBitmap call is only working when I specify
> a monochrome bitmap i.e. 1 plane, 1 bit per pixel.
> When I specify for that data that I have, which is 24 bits
> per pixel, the CStatic does not change at all.
>
> Does anyone know why this is happening?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Hi ... 006,

is the 'CStatic'-resource from type "Bitmap"?
Look at properties for this resource.

In your rc-file (view as text) you can find your
static-bitmap-resource-button
The entry looks like:
CONTROL "",IDC_MYBITMAP,"Static",SS_BITMAP,15,60,15,10

HTH
Frank