Program crashes, oleaut32.dll fault.

So heres the code. Just a simple test to load a JPG file and bitblt it to the screen, no errors, program just crashes. I am using the LoadAnImage function found here
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/g-m/bitm...cle.php/c4935/ . I am almost certain that it is the way I am using the LoadAnImage func that is causing the problem but I don't know how else it would be done.

Code:

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#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <olectl.h>
#include <ole2.h>

/*
../../Dev-Cpp/lib/libgdi32.a
../../Dev-Cpp/lib/libuser32.a
../../Dev-Cpp/lib/libolepro32.a
../../Dev-Cpp/lib/libuuid.a
../../Dev-Cpp/lib/liboleaut32.a
*/


using namespace std;

HBITMAP LoadAnImage(char* FileName)
  {
  // Use IPicture stuff to use JPG / GIF files
  IPicture* p;
  IStream* s;
  IPersistStream* ps;
  HGLOBAL hG;
  void* pp;
  FILE* fp;


  // Read file in memory
  fp = fopen(FileName,"rb");
  if (!fp)
  return NULL;

  fseek(fp,0,SEEK_END);
  int fs = ftell(fp);
  fseek(fp,0,SEEK_SET);
  hG = GlobalAlloc(GPTR,fs);
  if (!hG)
      {
      fclose(fp);
      return NULL;
      }
  pp = (void*)hG;
  fread(pp,1,fs,fp);
  fclose(fp);

  // Create an IStream so IPicture can
  // CreateStreamOnHGlobal(hG,false,&s);
  if (!s)
      {
      GlobalFree(hG);
      return NULL;
      }

  OleLoadPicture(s,0,false,IID_IPicture,(void**)&p);

  if (!p)
      {
      s->Release();
      GlobalFree(hG);
      return NULL;
      }
  s->Release();
  GlobalFree(hG);

  HBITMAP hB = 0;
  p->get_Handle((unsigned int*)&hB);

  // Copy the image. Necessary, because upon p's release,
  // the handle is destroyed.
  HBITMAP hBB = (HBITMAP)CopyImage(hB,IMAGE_BITMAP,0,0,
                                    LR_COPYRETURNORG);

  p->Release();
  return hBB;
  }


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    HBITMAP newimage = LoadAnImage("omg.jpg");
    HDC dcmem;
    SelectObject(dcmem, newimage);
    BitBlt(GetDC(0),0,0,500,500,dcmem,0,0,SRCPAINT);
    DeleteDC(dcmem);
    DeleteObject(newimage);
    system("PAUSE");
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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I am using Dev-C++ if that matters.

The LoadAnImage function uses COM.

You need to call CoInitialize at the start of your main function and CoUninitialize at the end of your main function.

Thanks. I also found out that I needed OleInitialize and CoUninitialize as well.