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Graphics.h turmoil

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Re: Graphics.h turmoil

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Dec 26th, 2004

Thanks, but either I'm just stupid, or I'm still wading.

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	int graphdriver = VGA;
   int graphmode = VGAHI;
   int graphicerr = 0;
   //Directory for BGI Drivers
   char driverpath[]="C:\BC5\BGI";
   initgraph(&graphdriver, &graphmode, driverpath);
   graphicerr = graphresult();
   if(graphicerr!=gr0k)
   {
   	status("Error in Graphics Display. Consult your computer technician for details.");
      exit(0);
   }

Here's the above code I'm trying to use, but it doesn't seem to be working. How do I get to compile it in DOS?
I'm really sorry for taking up your time.
status() is a function, by the way, which accepts strings.
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Re: Graphics.h turmoil

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Dec 26th, 2004

>How do I get to compile it in DOS?
Are you using DOS? Or are you one of the many ignorant people in the world who think that the Windows command prompt is DOS? You really are behind the times by many years. There are many superior alternatives to BGI these days.

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Re: Graphics.h turmoil

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Dec 26th, 2004

and hardcoding directories into the exe...

He's just hardheaded in the extreme I think, refusing to listen to any advise that tells him he's not going to get what he wants.

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Re: Graphics.h turmoil

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Dec 26th, 2004

Have you tried DJGPP????

1) its free
2) it has a grahics lib
3) its 16 bit DOS
4) almost EVERY tutorial on 16 bit gfx is INLINE ASSEMBLY so you might as well get DJGPP so you can compile the 16 bit asm cleanly.

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Re: Graphics.h turmoil

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Dec 29th, 2004

I'm not hardheaded, I'm just plain stupid.
Thanks for the replies though. I quit Borland. Working with Turbo. It seems to work now.
I hereby deem this forum closed.
Thanks again!
Cheerio, Me.