Thread: Programs works one way, not another. VC++ 6.0 help.

I don't know if this is on the right board or not...

I have no idea what could be wrong..

I'm using Visual C++ 6.0. When I compile my project, then execute
it (Ctrl +F5), everything works fine. The program does what it's
suppose to do.

But when I execute the program from outside of VC++ (by just
clicking on the .exe), it appears to hang. Like it's getting stuck
in a loop or something.

I have a function in my Bitmapclass called "DrawtoBuffer()." If I
comment-out this line, the program works (when I click on the
.exe).

But, I don't think anything is wong with my function. I mean, it
works correctly when I execute from inside VC++ (ctrl +f5)... I'm
confused. Why would it work when I launch it one way, but not
another?

Here's my function, but I don't know if the problem is in here. You
know, what with it working sometimes...

Code:

void cBITMAP::DrawToBuffer(cXYCOORD Position, cBUFFER &buffer)
{
    //Edited out. Embarassed by my code. It didn't have anything to
    //do with my problem, anway. :)

If you're loading a bitmap externally, make sure you have the bmp file in the same directory as your exe. You can put it in the main directory and run your program within VS ( ctrl f5) no problem, but if you go in release/debug directories without moving the bmp it will not work. So just check that first.

Thanks a lot. That must have been the problem. It works now..

I had this:

MyProject:
-PicData (folder)
-Debug (folder)
---MyProject.exe

I moved the PicData folder into the Debug folder.

Thanks again.

Try a messagebox or similar to tell you that the resource was not found.



Check the returns from the macros / functions and if they return an error or fail use

GetLastError()

and print this into a messagebox. Will help your debugging.