int Load_Tiles(char * dir)
{
    WIN32_FIND_DATA Count;
    HANDLE hCount;
    
    WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
    HANDLE hData;
    
    static int totalBmpsInFile;
    totalBmpsInFile = 0;
    
    delete [] hbmp;
   
   // this figures out how many bitmaps are in the directory
   if(SetCurrentDirectory(dir))
   {
       hCount = FindFirstFile("*.bmp",&Count);
       totalBmpsInFile = 1;
       do {
           if(hCount == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)    
               break;
           totalBmpsInFile += 1;
       } while(FindNextFile(hCount, &Count));
       FindClose(hCount);
   }   
   
   hbmp = new HBITMAP[totalBmpsInFile-2]; // yay =)
   int i = 0;
   
   hData = FindFirstFile("*.bmp",&FindFileData);
   hbmp = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hinst,FindFileData.cFileName,IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,LR_LOADFROMFILE);
       do {
           i+=1;
           FindNextFile(hData, &FindFileData);
           hbmp = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hinst,FindFileData.cFileName,IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,LR_LOADFROMFILE);
       } while(i < totalBmpsInFile-2);
       FindClose(hData);
       
SetCurrentDirectory("..\\..\\"); // return to the main directory
RedrawWindow(hwndtile,NULL,NULL,RDW_UPDATENOW);
return totalBmpsInFile - 2;
}