open and read bmp image files

I need to read 8 bit indexed color bmp image files and have access to their color pixel data so as to plot histogram. i tried to come up with a part of the code:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "windows.h"

using namespace std;

int main()
{
            #define MAXW 500
			#define MAXH 500


            FILE *ptrBmpFile, *ptBmpFile;
            int num;
            unsigned char data[320][240][3]; 
		
            memset(data,0,320*240*3);
    


            BITMAPFILEHEADER bMapFileHeader;
            BITMAPINFOHEADER bMapInfoHeader;

            
            ptrBmpFile = fopen("file.bmp","rb");
            
            fseek(ptrBmpFile,0,SEEK_SET);            
            num = fread(&bMapFileHeader,sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER),1,ptrBmpFile);
            num = fread(&bMapInfoHeader,sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER),1,ptrBmpFile);
          
			 ptBmpFile=fopen("copy.bmp","w");
		fseek(ptBmpFile,0,SEEK_SET);
		
		    num = fwrite(&bMapFileHeader,sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER),1,ptBmpFile);
            num = fwrite(&bMapInfoHeader,sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER),1,ptBmpFile);
			
            //seek beginning of data in bitmap
            fseek(ptrBmpFile,54,SEEK_SET);
			

            
            //read in bitmap file to data
            fread(data,bMapInfoHeader.biSizeImage,1,ptrBmpFile);
 
            fclose(ptrBmpFile);

            //copy image to "copy.bmp"
           fseek(ptrBmpFile,54,SEEK_SET);
			fwrite(data,bMapInfoHeader.biSizeImage,1,ptBmpFile);
			fclose(ptBmpFile);
			
            return 0;
}

however, my output image is unable to be opened. it can only be opened by paint and the image shown is different from the original image. i also need to construct a loop for multiple file reading. the strcuture of the loop i wrote is:

Code:

for(n=1; n<200;n++)
{ filename=n;
fopen(n.bmp,"rb");
}

would that be able to work? please help me. thanks

The easiest way to deal with the filename loop thing is probably to print to a string:

Code:

sprintf(filename, "%d.bmp", n);

As to the other if you "rb", you should "wb". (Or at least that's the only thing I'm seeing on a first pass.) I also hope that 320*240*3 is enough size for your data buffer.

Modify the size of the data array according to the size of your image.
Worked for me,copy is same as original image.
The only problem is that for some odd reason windows picture and fax viewer won't open it,all other picture viewers seem to be opening it.