How do I add pictures into my program?

Mondoman712 · Post by **Mondoman712** » Nov 15, 2009 14:22

I know this sounds really noobish but i can't find instructions anywhere and i need to know how urgently.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Nov 15, 2009 14:27

Take a look at the Bload command which can handle .BMP files.

Mondoman712 · Post by **Mondoman712** » Nov 15, 2009 15:46

i can't get the bload command to work

vdecampo · Post by **vdecampo** » Nov 15, 2009 15:48

There are different ways to put images on the screen. Post your code and perhaps we can tell you what you are doing wrong.

-Vince

Mondoman712 · Post by **Mondoman712** » Nov 15, 2009 15:52

i dont have a code because i kept trying different things from different websites then deleting them when they didnt work

vdecampo · Post by **vdecampo** » Nov 15, 2009 16:36

This loads a picture to the screen.

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ScreenRes 640,480,32
BLoad "myimg.bmp"
Sleep

BigBaddie · Post by **BigBaddie** » Nov 15, 2009 16:58

I guess you want to load a picture at a specific point. lets say you want to
setup Screen 18 (640x480). and that the pic you want to load is 32x32,
here is the code:

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 dim myimage(4 * (32 * 32) + 4) as byte
 bload "yourimage.bmp", myimage(0)
 cls
 put(320, 200), myimage(0)
 sleep

and that you want to display it in the middle of the screen. any questions?

nkk_kan · Post by **nkk_kan** » Nov 16, 2009 13:54

It's better to use ImageCreate to allocate memory for an image rather than the math. Also, don't forget to ImageDestroy afterwards.

And if Bload fails, Check the return value.. Or maybe you're giving wrong filepath..

Post by **counting_pine** » Nov 19, 2009 19:27

Note: loading an image into an array, as in BigBaddie's method, is deprecated in FB, and I fully discourage it. I wouldn't be surprised if it caused weird errors or crashes.

For the best information, please check BLOAD's wiki page:
www.freebasic.net/wiki/KeyPgBload

Some examples are given there. They're not that well commented, but they are complete.

BigBaddie · Post by **BigBaddie** » Nov 20, 2009 5:50

if bload doesnt work for you, i have a solution. after you compile your
code with FB, instead of clicking also the Run button in your IDE. just
head to the place you compiled your .exe file and double-click on it.
if it still doesnt work, check the image you provided in Bload exists.

roook_ph · Post by **roook_ph** » Nov 26, 2009 5:08

You can find picture loading programs in the examples directory. There is even a picture that is converted into hex format.