// grab the relevant map from the file

LPTSTR XR2tex = ".\\Textures\\XRRR\\XR2MFDMap.bmp";

HANDLE XR2Map = LoadImage(NULL, XR2tex, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_CREATEDIBSECTION | LR_LOADFROMFILE);

if (!XR2Map) // handle errors - the return value is NULL from LoadImage
{
    DWORD error = GetLastError();
    HRESULT b0rk = HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(error);
    skp->SetTextColor(MFD_RED);
    txt = b0rk;
    skp->Text(3, linespacing*lineNo, txt.c_str(), (int)txt.length());
    lineNo++;
}
else
{
    BITMAP bm;
    GetObject( XR2Map, sizeof(BITMAP), &bm);
    HDC hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(skp->GetDC());
    SelectObject(hMemDC, XR2Map);

    BitBlt( skp->GetDC(), 0, 0, bm.bmWidth, bm.bmHeight,
        hMemDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY );
}