Well, i have a lot of trouble on trying to load a images that i have, how exactly do i load one? I presume its like this

BITMAP *john = NULL;
john = load_bitmap(C:\pictures\john.bmp,NULL);

Is this correct, please help.

Ah shit sorry
nah ive already done that, i just forgot to do it then.
put it this way the compiler always compains about not being able to find it.

didint quite explain that clearly, i just forgot to put "" there, i ussualy do. I just typed it in s an example. The program can never find the image.

OK here is the original code that me and others had trouble with

#include <allegro.h>

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

set_color_depth(16);
set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED,640,860,0,0);

BITMAP *buffer = NULL;
BITMAP *John = NULL;
BITMAP *John_IronMan = NULL;
BITMAP *hand = NULL;
BITMAP *backdrop = NULL;

buffer = create_bitmap(100,100);
John = load_bitmap("C:/Documents and Settings/Kairu/Desktop/VC++ misc/cube/Test_Allegro/Debug/JOHN_PESTER_CURSOR.bmp",NULL);
John_IronMan = load_bitmap("C:/Documents and Settings/Kairu/Desktop/VC++ misc/cube/Test_Allegro/Debug/JOHN_HEAD_IRONMAN.bmp",NULL);
hand = load_bitmap("C:/Documents and Settings/Kairu/Desktop/VC++ misc/cube/Test_Allegro/Debug/JOHN_HEAD.bmp",NULL);

draw_sprite(screen,John_IronMan,mouse_x,mouse_y);

readkey();

return 0;
}
END_OF_MAIN();

i don't think there's nothing wrong with it, but it cant seem to find the image

I made a new directory for the images, heres the error i get which is the same one as before,

Unhandled exception at 0x67a0130a in Test_Allegro.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x0000001c.

this is the directorys i set

John = load_bitmap("C:\\Pictures4alleg\\JOHN_HEAD.bmp",NULL);

John_IronMan = load_bitmap("C:\\Pictures4alleg\\JOHN_HEAD_IRONMAN.bmp",NULL);

hand = load_bitmap("C:\\Pictures4alleg\\JOHN_PESTER_CURSOR.bmp",NULL);

When it breaks a little green return arrow appears at the side of this line of code

draw_sprite(screen,John,mouse_x,mouse_y);

is there something wrong with my compiler or something cause i already made a post and nobody really seemed to know how to fix it.

Yes i have done this and it returns as NULL

I jst had a thought, i looked at the images im trying to use, and the one i used that worked, they are both 24 bitmaps, so it is not the image or its destination, also when it loads the program the entire background was bright pink then it breaks.
I started having image loading programs when i tried to do a separate project using allegro, i might of messed up one of the settings perhaps, i don't know but hope these details helped

#include <allegro.h>

I feel like im running in circles, i have added an error thing it does the same thing.

Here it is.

So what now?

Ok done that, same thing again.

Well, with that change made, your code runs fine for me (after I removed the lines for loading the other bitmaps).

Say that again with real words please.

Aller,

That is always the same shit with guys like you Kyle. Anyway, as I am a kindly guy tonight:

#1 If you ever know how to compile in debug mode with your compiler, then do it and go to #2, else go to #3

#2 If you ever know how to launch your app in a debugger, then do it brainy you are, do it ! else go to #3

#3 ask google, and go back to the original question

Also, I am pretty sure that if you really check each return code of each allegro function you use and exit if it do not match the wanted value you would catch the error.

Please also consider watching the results of any malloc, new, create_bitmap, ... any pointer you fill.

All that is what LennyLen is asking to you, stone head ! We know your program is crashing, but what does it says ? hmmmm ??

And the case isn't closed. You choose to close it because it's easier for you.

If it can't load the image, or if the file can't be found, you'll receive the error. If that's the case, either the file is in the wrong place, or you need to save it with a different format.

Let us know what you're getting as a result of this. (Warning: I didn't try to compile this code. I don't make mistakes )

My point exactly