Hello!
I'd written a programm to show a bitmap on the screen. After compiling there where no errors or warnings. But each time I start the exe-file there comes an error-message. The bitmap is in the same directory like the .cpp and the .exe and I can't find the error in the programm, I hope you can help me.

#include <allegro.h>

int set_graphic_mode()
{
set_color_depth(32);
if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT_FULLSCREEN, 1024, 768, 0, 0) >= 0)
{
return 1;
}
set_color_depth(24);
if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT_FULLSCREEN, 1024, 768, 0, 0) >= 0)
{
return 1;
}
set_color_depth(32);
if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED, 1024, 768, 0, 0) >= 0)
{
return 1;
}
return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
allegro_init();
install_keyboard();

if (!set_graphic_mode())
{
allegro_message("Unable to set graphic mode!");
exit(0);
}

BITMAP *bild = load_bitmap("ffx-2.bmp", NULL);

acquire_screen();
clear(screen);
blit(bild, screen, 0, 0, (SCREEN_W - bild->w)/2, (SCREEN_H - bild->h)/2, bild->w, bild->h);
release_screen();

while (!keypressed());
}
END_OF_MAIN();

You should check the return value of load_bitmap().

That's probably irrelevant. The file needs to be in the current working directory when the program is run.
To find the directory where the binary is stored, use get_executable_name().

This program was an example in a book i buied and I thought it should work...
Thanks for your help, I will see if I can solve the problem now!

It's a german book about programming with allegro but it is from the year 2003. I don't know the actual titel...
I have fixed some things like described above, but now there comes the message that ffx-2.bmp couldn't be found. The bitmap is in the same directory and the name is correct and so I don't understand, why it can't be found!?

What's wrong with it?
It's good practice to try different graphics modes if one doesn't work, and putting the code in a function makes it clear and readable. That code is fine.

Nah, the programming style is different. Besides, people who use GPAIO2E #include <conio.h> for no good reason.

Ah, that would be spelly's book.

bought.

Because it needs to be in the active working directory when the program is run,which is not nescessarily the same as the directory that contains the executable.
Try (almost a direct copy&paste from the manual)

   char name[200];
   BITMAP *bild;

   get_executable_name(name, sizeof(name));
   replace_filename(name, name, "ffx-2.bmp", sizeof(name));
   bild = load_bitmap(name, NULL);

Actually, nothing, I just REALLY didn't read it properly and somehow missed all the "return 1"'s (my excuse is that I've been awake for about 70 hours now and the lack of formatting was making my eyes bleed). It appeared he was setting the graphics mode to three different settings back-to-back.

[edit]

Look again.

I've got the same problem tonight.

I'm using Dev-C++ and I'm trying to load a bitmap and display it (shouldn't be too hard), but the program can't load it. Like Blackwind it's in the same dir as the .exe. Other programs have managed to load bitmaps like this (from the same dir as the .exe). But it's not working this time..???

actually i've found where the error is. i had the file name wrong in the code.
sorry for being stupid