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		<title>Getting a bit of a problem with drawing a bitmap</title>
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		<webMaster>matthew@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton)</webMaster>
		<lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:48:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>Hey guys;<br />I as a huge pleb, have a pleblem.<br />I have been admiring and dabbing here and there in the Allegro API and been having a lot of fun.<br />Sadly, I have come across a small... Pleblem. <img src="http://www.allegro.cc/forums/smileys/sad.gif" alt=":(" /><br />I&#39;m getting this error (attatchment: pleblem.png)<br />it compiles fine, and executes but as soon as it executes it gives the problem.<br />the jist of the code is</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number">  1</span>
<span class="number">  2</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5\allegro5.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  3</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5\allegro_native_dialog.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  4</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5\allegro_image.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  5</span><span class="k1">int</span> main<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  6</span><span class="c">//bla bla bla stuff being done</span>
<span class="number">  7</span>
<span class="number">  8</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_init_image_addon"><span class="a">al_init_image_addon</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  9</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_BITMAP"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_BITMAP</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>player <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_load_bitmap"><span class="a">al_load_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span> <span class="s">"spr1.png"</span> <span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 10</span><span class="c">//more plebeian crap being done</span>
<span class="number"> 11</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_draw_bitmap"><span class="a">al_draw_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>player,<span class="n">200</span>,<span class="n">300</span>,<span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 12</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_rest"><span class="a">al_rest</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">10</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 13</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_bitmap"><span class="a">al_destroy_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>player<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 14</span><span class="c">//The rest of the crap being killed</span>
<span class="number"> 15</span><span class="k1">return</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 16</span>
<span class="number"> 17</span><span class="k2">}</span>
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was there an update that broke/changed something, could someone please point me in the right direction?<br />Thanks in advance guys!
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (ILIKECHEEZ)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>If you were to chase down the error, you&#39;d see it lead you here:</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number"> 137</span><span class="c">/* Function: al_draw_tinted_bitmap</span>
<span class="number"> 138</span><span class="c"> */</span>
<span class="number"> 139</span><span class="k1">void</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_draw_tinted_bitmap"><span class="a">al_draw_tinted_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_BITMAP"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_BITMAP</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>bitmap, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_COLOR"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_COLOR</span></a> tint,
<span class="number"> 140</span>   <span class="k1">float</span> dx, <span class="k1">float</span> dy, <span class="k1">int</span> flags<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 141</span><span class="k2">{</span>
<div class="highlight"><span class="number"> 142</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ASSERT"><span class="a">ASSERT</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>bitmap<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span> </div><span class="number"> 143</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_draw_tinted_bitmap_region"><span class="a">al_draw_tinted_bitmap_region</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>bitmap, tint, <span class="n">0</span>, <span class="n">0</span>,
<span class="number"> 144</span>      bitmap-&gt;w, bitmap-&gt;h, dx, dy, flags<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 145</span><span class="k2">}</span>
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Your bitmap is null. The solution is somewhere in <a href="http://wiki.allegro.cc/index.php?title=Loading_Resources_(Troubleshooting)">this article</a>, probably the bit about accessing the file from the properly qualified path.
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>Oh wow thankyou!<br />Thankyou so much man!<br />Turns out I had to put the full directory in, all the way from C:\<br />Anyway thanks man, I really appreciate this!
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (ILIKECHEEZ)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>That&#39;s only a temporary fix. Read the article:</p><p><a href="http://wiki.allegro.cc/index.php?title=Loading_Resources_(Troubleshooting)#Fix_the_Path">http://wiki.allegro.cc/index.php?title=Loading_Resources_(Troubleshooting)#Fix_the_Path</a>
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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