@Wolron,
Same thing happens with both the "big" and simplified version.
I have located the problem though. I used GRAPHICS before trying to LoadImage(). When LoadImage() fails, the program would terminate and return to Windows. But because I used GRAPHICS before "forcefully" faking a failed LoadImage(), I of course ended up with an empty blank/black GRAPHICS command. DOH!
Same thing happens with both the "big" and simplified version.
I have located the problem though. I used GRAPHICS before trying to LoadImage(). When LoadImage() fails, the program would terminate and return to Windows. But because I used GRAPHICS before "forcefully" faking a failed LoadImage(), I of course ended up with an empty blank/black GRAPHICS command. DOH!