C / C++ / MFC

void CSacmanSetupApplicationView::OnInitialUpdate()
{
	CFormView::OnInitialUpdate();
	GetParentFrame()->RecalcLayout();
	ResizeParentToFit();

		// Build the image list which will hold the icons
	// we want to use in the lists and trees.

	CRect treeRect;
	CImageList *pImageList=new CImageList;	
	My object is fine at this point	
		if(this->m_ctrlSetupTree)
		{
			
			Beep(999,99);
			int i, icons=0;
			for (icons=0; RCanalTree::m_icons[icons]; icons++) {}
			pImageList->Create(16, 16, TRUE, icons,6);
			for (i=0; RCanalTree::m_icons[i]; i++)
			{
				pImageList->Add(AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(RCanalTree::m_icons[i]));
			}
			// Assign the image list to all list and tree controls
			// so that icons can be used.	
			m_ctrlSetupTree.SetImageList(pImageList,TVSIL_NORMAL);
			
			// Instruct the Canal Manager to create a new system based on the information
			// in the Canal Structures database.
			
Had to make sure it was displaying an object with data in it..	

m_ctrlSetupTree.SetCanalManagerPointer(this->m_oCanalManager.GetCanalManager());

void initializeGraphics (int argc, char **argv)
{
...
// initialize GLUT state based on command line arguments
glutInit (&argc, argv); 
...
}
...
initializeGraphics(__argc,__argv);