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CString sText = "Test";

//setup the device context
CDC pDC;
pDC.CreateCompatibleDC((CDC*)::GetDC(NULL));
pDC.SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT);
pDC.SetTextColor(RGB(0,0,0));

// establish the size of the bitmap based on the length of the text
CRect bmpRect(0,0,0,0);
CSize sz = pDC.GetTextExtent(sText, sText.GetLength());
bmpRect.SetRect(0, 0, sz.cx + 4, 15);

// calculate the x pos that will allow the text to be drawn in the
// horizontal center of the bitmap
int nXPos = (int)((bmpRect.Width() - sz.cx) * 0.5);

// create the bitmap
CBitmap bmp;
bmp.CreateCompatibleBitmap(&pDC, bmpRect.Width(), bmpRect.Height());

pDC.SelectObject(&bmp);

// create the font
CFont bmpFont;
LOGFONT lf;
memset(&lf, 0, sizeof(LOGFONT));
strcpy(lf.lfFaceName,"Arial");
lf.lfQuality   = NONANTIALIASED_QUALITY; // may not want to use this
lf.lfHeight    = 8;
lf.lfWeight    = 100;
bmpFont.CreateFontIndirect(&lf);
CFont* pOldFont = pDC.SelectObject(&bmpFont);

// create a brush that uses the system button face color
CBrush bmpBrush;
bmpBrush.CreateSysColorBrush(COLOR_BTNFACE);
CBrush* pOldBrush = (CBrush*)pDC.SelectObject(&bmpBrush);

// draw the bitmap
pDC.Rectangle(&bmpRect);
pDC.TextOut(nXPos, 2, sText);

// release the resources
pDC.SelectObject(pOldBrush);
pDC.SelectObject(pOldFont);

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LRESULT CDlgAntiFraudWarning::OnCtlColorDlg(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL& bHandled)<br />
{<br />
	SetBkMode( (HDC)wParam, TRANSPARENT );<br />
	return (LRESULT)m_hBrushBkgr;<br />
}<br />
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LRESULT CDlgAntiFraudWarning::OnCtlColorStatic(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL& bHandled)<br />
{<br />
	SetBkMode( (HDC)wParam, TRANSPARENT );<br />
	return (LRESULT)m_hBrushNull;<br />
}<br />
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LRESULT CDlgAntiFraudWarning::OnCtlColorBtn(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL& bHandled)<br />
{<br />
	SetBkMode( (HDC)wParam, TRANSPARENT );<br />
	return 0;<br />
}<br />