Converting and using const char * strings.

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I guess what I would really like to know is if this is working right.

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''Create a texture
Var bitmap = SDL_LoadBMP("square.bmp")
If bitmap = 0 Then 
    Print #EF, "SDL_LoadBMP() failed "; SDL_GetError() 
    End
End If

I'm asking because with freebasic I get this written to my error file:

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SDL_LoadBMP() failed 334301808

Instead of this (c version):

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SDL_LoadBMP failed : : Parameter 'src' is invalid 

Ignore the extra : I added that.

For the record, "square.bmp" is a nonexistent file. That's why it's throwing the error. Everything works when I give it a valid filename, I'm just trying to understand why the error messages are different. Originally I tried this:

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Print #EF, "SDL_LoadBMP() failed " + SDL_GetError() 

But freebasic didn't like it. Is zstring conversion not automatic?

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Dereference SDL_GetError()...

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Print #EF, "SDL_LoadBMP() failed "; *SDL_GetError()

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Dereference SDL_GetError()...

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Print #EF, "SDL_LoadBMP() failed "; *SDL_GetError()

That works, thanks.