//HandCursor.h

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

#ifndef HandCursorh
#define HandCursorh

static const class CHandCursor {
  HCURSOR Cursor;
  bool Copied;
public:
  CHandCursor() : Copied(false) {
    Cursor=::LoadCursor(0, MAKEINTRESOURCE(32649)); //Hope if we're on Windows version 5 or above.
    if(!Cursor) { //If not, steal the cursor from winhlp32.exe
      CString WinDir;
      UINT Length=GetWindowsDirectory(0,0);
      GetWindowsDirectory(WinDir.GetBuffer(Length), Length);
      WinDir.ReleaseBuffer();
      HMODULE hModule=LoadLibrary(WinDir+"\\winhlp32.exe");
      if(hModule) {
        HCURSOR hCur=::LoadCursor(hModule, MAKEINTRESOURCE(106));
        if(hCur) {
          Cursor=CopyCursor(hCur);
          Copied=true;
      } }
      FreeLibrary(hModule);
  } }
  virtual ~CHandCursor() {try{if(Copied) DestroyCursor(Cursor);}catch(...){}}
  operator HCURSOR() const {return Cursor;} // So all you need is: 
} HandCursor;                      // HCURSOR MyCursor=HandCursor;

#endif //ndef HandCursorh