char *file;HBITMAP	hBitmap;LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7 surface;		// Load the bitmap	hBitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(NULL, file, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0,								 LR_DEFAULTSIZE | LR_LOADFROMFILE);// Create surface			// Set up the stucture with the correct details	ZeroMemory(&ddsd,sizeof(ddsd));	ddsd.dwSize = sizeof(DDSURFACEDESC2);	ddsd.dwFlags = DDSD_CAPS | DDSD_WIDTH | DDSD_HEIGHT ;	ddsd.ddsCaps.dwCaps = DDSCAPS_OFFSCREENPLAIN; 	ddsd.dwWidth = bitmap.bmWidth;	ddsd.dwHeight = bitmap.bmHeight;	// Attempt to create surface	if ((lpdd->CreateSurface(&ddsd, surface, NULL)) != DD_OK)	{		return NULL;	}	// Attempt to create surface	if (surface == NULL) 	{		// Release the bitmap and return failure to caller		DeleteObject(hBitmap);		return NULL;	} 	else 	{		// Get a device context for our surface		surface->GetDC(&hdc);		// Create a compatible device context		HDC bitmap_dc = CreateCompatibleDC(hdc);		// Blit the bitmap to the surface		SelectObject(bitmap_dc, hBitmap);		BitBlt(hdc, 0, 0, bitmap.bmWidth, bitmap.bmHeight, bitmap_dc, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);		// Release the DCs		surface->ReleaseDC(hdc);		DeleteDC(bitmap_dc);	}	// Clear bitmap 	DeleteObject(hBitmap);