Lesson 20 - Can't open file.

[Doom Demise3]

I am having a strange problem with trying to open my bitmap file.
In Chili's video, at around 37:00, he debugs the program.

When he reaches the line that reads: fread( signature,sizeof( char ),2,bmpFile );

3 key values are returned:

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bmpFile    | 0x5cede4f8 {_ptr=0x00000000 _cnt=0 _base=0x00000000...
filename   | 0.003fbbbc "WalkinDude\wdude00.bmp"
signature  | 0.0023f9fc "IIIIIIIIIIII ( and lots of random symbols )"

I have written out the programming exactly as he has it as far as I can tell and it failed at this point so I rewrote it again using the same images and file names. Joy-of-joys, it failed in the same point in the same way.

When I reach that same line, the 3 key values that are returned are:

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bmpFile    | 0x00000000 {_ptr=??? _cnt=??? _base=??? ...}
filename   | 0x00f85ad0 "JImages\Title.bmp"
signature  | 0x001ff5a8 "IIIIIIIIIIII"

So, bmpFile is getting 0x00000000 as memory for some reason, the other values appear as ??? and signature gets all of the I's yet doesn't get all of the other symbols.

( Ignore the difference in filename, this is the one not using the same images and file name )

I have no idea why it doesn't work. If anybody has any idea what is wrong, please reply. It has been a few days planted in front of my laptop trying to figure out what is wrong and i'm willing to try anything.

( also, any ideas you have may need to be dumbed down a bit as i'm not even in college yet so this may be over my head... just a bit... )

[viruskiller]

try do exactly as he does and make sure u watch the episode till the end,sometimes he messes something up and fixes it later on.

anyway use the same image as him before trying different stuff.

also for any1 to be able to realize what's wrong u'd have to upload the project, read the sticky on the forum.

[Doom Demise3]

Ok. I tried again following him as exactly as I could and the result was... The same. Even though Chili sometimes makes mistakes, if I follow him exactly to the point of his first debug, my result should match his.

This time, I am going to upload the files ( hopefully I did it right ), hopefully with it, somebody can tell me where the problem lies.

( If you need more files or the links don't work, just reply and tell me what is needed )

[viruskiller]

try do exactly as he does and make sure u watch the episode till the end,sometimes he messes something up and fixes it later on.

anyway use the same image as him before trying different stuff.

also for any1 to be able to realize what's wrong u'd have to upload the project, read the sticky on the forum.

[viruskiller]

we need the whole project not just parts of it,

[Sticky] READ THIS FIRST! is on second line on the main forum.

[Doom Demise3]

Okay. I read the post now and I think I have done it right now. I have deleted the appropriate files and moved it all to a .zip file. For some reason, 2 .zip files were created from this so I'm uploading both here as I don't know which is needed.

( Be warned that "Chili DirectX Framework V12.04.24 (SFX).zip" took far longer to upload and may be irrelevant. I have no idea. Just be warned it may take a long time to download if it is needed. )

[LuisR14]

hehe the (SFX).zip one was the one
ok i see your problem, for some reason your images in the chili directx framework\walkindude folder are named "wdude##.bmp.bmp"

edit: probably you have to enable the display of file extensions
if you vista/7: open explorer, click organize->folder and search options, click view, then uncheck hide extensions for known file types

[Doom Demise3]

Thank you so much!
At least it was something easy to fix!