inline HWND InitAcknexWindow()
		{
			//// Initialise Acknex Engine and open the engine Window
			//// returns HWND if successful.
			try
			{
//PROBLEM HERE		ev =  engine_open(NULL) ;
				if (!ev) {
					throw CWinException( _T("ERROR: Could not Open Acknex Engine" ) );
					return 0; } // else store acknex window handle
				HWND m_hwndacknex = (HWND)(ev->hWnd);
				if (!m_hwndacknex) { // no window ?
					return 0; }
				// else return the window
				return (HWND)m_hwndacknex;
				//
			}/* end try() */
			//-----------------
			// CATCH the ERRORS
			//-----------------
			catch (const CWinException &str)
			{str.MessageBox();} 
			return 0; // no success if we get here
		}