How do I import a picture into my program

[Kenster102.5]

I am taking computer engineering at school and am wondering how do I import a picture into a program so it acts as a background for the program?

Thank you

[Prince Pwn]

Start by making the variable for the picture:

code:

var backgroundPic : int

Then make it equal to the directory of your picture. eg:

code:

backgroundPic := Pic.FileNew("C:/Documents and Settings/"+Sys.getUserName+"/My Documents/My Pictures/background.bmp")

Now to draw it, put it inside your main loop before you draw anything alse and do:

code:

Pic.Draw(backgroundPic,x,y,picCopy)

[Prince Pwn]

X and Y are also usually 0 when making a background picture, and you can also use

code:

picMerge

in place of

code:

picCopy

if you wish to blend it in with stuff beneath it, which doesn't really matter if that's your background image.

[Bunny_Man_OC]

Prince Pwn wrote:

code:

backgroundPic := Pic.FileNew("C:/Documents and Settings/"+Sys.getUserName+"/My Documents/My Pictures/background.bmp")

you can also put the picture in the same folder as the turing program that will be ussing it. if you do this then you simply need to put

code:

backgroundPic := Pic.FileNew ("backgroundPic.bmp") Pic.Draw (backgroundPic,0,0,picCopy)

[ericfourfour]

Prince Pwn wrote:

Start by making the variable for the picture:

code:

var backgroundPic : int

Then make it equal to the directory of your picture. eg:

code:

backgroundPic := Pic.FileNew("C:/Documents and Settings/"+Sys.getUserName+"/My Documents/My Pictures/background.bmp")

With the above poster's code this can be reduced further to:

code:

var backgroundPic := Pic.FileNew ("backgroundPic.bmp")

Turing will figure out the data type for you (as long as it is predefined).