I do not know how to use font.drawtext(*****).
when i compile it, i get the error message: to the left of font must be class/struct/union.
the follwing code is what i think has to be done, and none of the font.drawtext compile
class ZL1800{};
struct LPI{};
union SCREENING{};
class ZL1800{}; struct LPI{}; union SCREENING{}; font.DrawText(NULL,messagechar,1,x,y,256);
ZL1800; LPI; SCREENING; font.DrawText(NULL,messagechar,1,x,y,256);
class zpoint1{ struct zpoint2{ union zpoint3{};};};
zpoint1.zpoint2.zpoint3.font.DrawText(NULL,messagechar,1,x,y,256);
zpoint1.zpoint2.zpoint3 font.DrawText(NULL,messagechar,1,x,y,256);
zpoint1; zpoint2; zpoint3; font.DrawText(NULL,messagechar,1,x,y,256);

font.drawtext(NULL,string,1,x,y,256)
ddee
font.drawtext(null,messagechar,x,y,128)
is the call, it works.
help says the error message is there because font.drawtext is meant not to work!!!!!!!!!!!!
i guess microsoft is debugging something.