This function returns a handle to one of the standard bit maps provided by the system.

#define INCL_WINPOINTERS /* Or use INCL_WIN, INCL_PM, */
#include <os2.h>

HWND       hwndDesktop;  /*  Desktop-window handle. */
ULONG      ibm;          /*  System bit-map index value. */
HBITMAP    hbm;          /*  System bit-map handle. */

hbm = WinGetSysBitmap(hwndDesktop, ibm);