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tutorial 6 problem! :) help please!
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hi --
i''m working on tutorial 6, and i''m not quite sure where in my file directory to put the bmp. -- do i bring the data folder into the other folder that contains the include folder? i''m getting an Initilization error and i don''t know why. any help would be appreciated -- thanks so much!
-aron
Ok... you unzip tutorial6 to some directory let say OGL.
then you should have in it a DATA subdirectory ( bitmaps there ) and other files ...
however thats not necassery... make sure that when you load bitmaps in LoadBitmap ( or something like that in the tutorial ) you have proper path to them like : LoadBitmap("data/ggg.bmp")
got it ? make sure you save your project and know where you saved it ! if you have you dir with tutorial and you saved your project in directory like PROJECTS ( borland opens as default )
it wont''t work...
hope you understood ... sorry if it didn''t help...
Pet
then you should have in it a DATA subdirectory ( bitmaps there ) and other files ...
however thats not necassery... make sure that when you load bitmaps in LoadBitmap ( or something like that in the tutorial ) you have proper path to them like : LoadBitmap("data/ggg.bmp")
got it ? make sure you save your project and know where you saved it ! if you have you dir with tutorial and you saved your project in directory like PROJECTS ( borland opens as default )
it wont''t work...
hope you understood ... sorry if it didn''t help...
Pet
oh yea... and you can check where the error is by running your program step by step ( F7 or F8 ) ...
The path used by the program ( .\data\nehe.bmp) is relative.
When you run the executable via the explorer, the directory structure must look like the following:
+ tutorial
- tutorial.exe
+ data
- nehe.bmp
But when you start the executable from within Visual C++, the data directory must be one level higer:
+ tutorial
- stuff.cpp
- stuff.h
+ debug
- tutorial.exe
+ data
- nehe.bmp
Hope this helps
When you run the executable via the explorer, the directory structure must look like the following:
+ tutorial
- tutorial.exe
+ data
- nehe.bmp
But when you start the executable from within Visual C++, the data directory must be one level higer:
+ tutorial
- stuff.cpp
- stuff.h
+ debug
- tutorial.exe
+ data
- nehe.bmp
Hope this helps
I think you''re confused about the fact that VC++ initially puts the EXE in a ''Debug'' or ''Release'' directory.
Let''s imagine your project directory (which contains source and header files) is C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\
So, by default, your EXE will be built in C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\RELEASE\ - you understand?
Change your project settings (under link) so that the exe just builds in C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\
Put the bmp''s and other data in the subfolder C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\DATA\ - note that this subdirectory is directly one level past the build directory, so when the filename says ''Data\Thingie.bmp'' it redirects to that directory.
Ok!
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Smidge
www.smidge-tech.co.uk
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Let''s imagine your project directory (which contains source and header files) is C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\
So, by default, your EXE will be built in C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\RELEASE\ - you understand?
Change your project settings (under link) so that the exe just builds in C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\
Put the bmp''s and other data in the subfolder C:\PROGRAMMING\TUTORIAL6\DATA\ - note that this subdirectory is directly one level past the build directory, so when the filename says ''Data\Thingie.bmp'' it redirects to that directory.
Ok!
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Smidge
www.smidge-tech.co.uk
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