Well... It all started because I couldn't load the bitmap from lesson 6 I red all the precedent posts searching for somebody who could help me and I found a post from Sketchy. I replied to him that I NEVER succeed to load NeHe.bmp from lesson6.zip: I've tried changing the screen resolution(16,24 and 32 bit 640x480 and 800x600), I 've have tried giving a full path (c:/windows/desktop/data/NeHe.bmp)... the compilation and the linking goes ok but I get "Initialization failed" anyway!!! Then oglman told me to "mess around with the caps" but it wasn't that. I've visited the Glsetup site (http://www.glsetup.com/ihvs/matrox/g200/index.htm) and they say that the Matrox G200 card that I had, crash when loading textures because of one bug in glTexImage when the texture bits end on a page boundary. So at this point I've asked: I have to change my video card or there's another way to do the same thing? I use Lccwin32 compiler and to succeed in compilation and linking with it I've had to substitute bits ( in the Pixelformatdescriptor field ) with a number (16, 24 or 32) because it gave me this two errors: initializer must be constant and too many initializers maybe this has something to do with the non loading of the bitmap? And now, after a reformating of my hard disk I've changed the card(Nvdia Asus AGP v3800) but I've not recompiled the thing yet! I post this because I believe the problem is in the code rather than the card because when I still had the matrox card on my computer I tried to run the exe resulted on another computer with this other card and it was the same! I think that's all for now! Edited by - Akeron on June 7, 2001 6:46:52 PM Edited by - Akeron on June 7, 2001 6:50:05 PM

Post the code, we might be able to see whats wrong.

Ok here''s the code: now I get an error message like
"this program has executed an operation..."
then before I hit "ok" to close the nag, the screen turns white!
This means warrrr!!!

#include
#include
#include
#include
#include


HDC hDC=NULL;
HGLRC hRC=NULL;
HWND hWnd=NULL;
HINSTANCE hInstance;

BOOL keys[256];
BOOL active=TRUE;
BOOL fullscreen=TRUE;

GLfloat xrot;
GLfloat yrot;
GLfloat zrot;

GLuint texture[1];

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

AUX_RGBImageRec *LoadBMP(char *Filename)
{
FILE *File=NULL;

if (!Filename)
{
return NULL;
}

File=fopen(Filename,"r");

if (File)
{
fclose(File);
return auxDIBImageLoad(Filename);
}

return NULL;
}

int LoadGLTextures()
{
int Status=FALSE;

AUX_RGBImageRec *TextureImage[1];

memset(TextureImage,0,sizeof(void *)*1);


if (TextureImage[0]=LoadBMP("Data/NeHe.bmp"))
{
Status=TRUE;

glGenTextures(1, &texture[0]);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture[0]);

glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 3, TextureImage[0]->sizeX, TextureImage[0]->sizeY, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, TextureImage[0]->data);

glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
}

if (TextureImage[0])
{
if (TextureImage[0]->data)
{
free(TextureImage[0]->data);
}

free(TextureImage[0]);
}

return Status;
}

GLvoid ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height)
{
if (height==0)
{
height=1;
}

glViewport(0,0,width,height);

glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();

gluPerspective(45.0f,(GLfloat)width/(GLfloat) height,0.1f,100.0f);

glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
}

int InitGL(GLvoid)
{
if (!LoadGLTextures())
{
return FALSE;
}

glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f);
glClearDepth(1.0f);
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL);
glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST);
return TRUE;
}

int DrawGLScene(GLvoid)
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(0.0f,0.0f,-5.0f);

glRotatef(xrot,1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
glRotatef(yrot,0.0f,1.0f,0.0f);
glRotatef(zrot,0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);

glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture[0]);

glBegin(GL_QUADS);

glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);

glEnd();

xrot+=0.3f;
yrot+=0.2f;
zrot+=0.4f;
return TRUE;
}

GLvoid KillGLWindow(GLvoid)
{
if (fullscreen)
{
ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL,0);
ShowCursor(TRUE);
}

if (hRC)
{
if (!wglMakeCurrent(NULL,NULL))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Release Of DC And RC Failed.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
}

if (!wglDeleteContext(hRC))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Release Rendering Context Failed.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
}
hRC=NULL;
}

if (hDC && !ReleaseDC(hWnd,hDC))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Release Device Context Failed.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
hDC=NULL;
}

if (hWnd && !DestroyWindow(hWnd))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Could Not Release hWnd.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
hWnd=NULL;
}

if (!UnregisterClass("OpenGL",hInstance))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Could Not Unregister Class.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
hInstance=NULL;
}
}

BOOL CreateGLWindow(char* title, int width, int height, int bits, BOOL fullscreen)
{
GLuint PixelFormat;
WNDCLASS wc;
DWORD dwExStyle;
DWORD dwStyle;
RECT WindowRect;
WindowRect.left=(long)0;
WindowRect.right=(long)width;
WindowRect.top=(long)0;
WindowRect.bottom=(long)height;



hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC;
wc.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC) WndProc;
wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
wc.hInstance = hInstance;
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO);
wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wc.hbrBackground = NULL;
wc.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wc.lpszClassName = "OpenGL";

if (!RegisterClass(&wc))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Failed To Register The Window Class.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

if (fullscreen)
{
DEVMODE dmScreenSettings;
memset(&dmScreenSettings,0,sizeof(dmScreenSettings));
dmScreenSettings.dmSize=sizeof(dmScreenSettings);
dmScreenSettings.dmPelsWidth = width;
dmScreenSettings.dmPelsHeight = height;
dmScreenSettings.dmBitsPerPel = bits;
dmScreenSettings.dmFields=DM_BITSPERPEL|DM_PELSWIDTH
|DM_PELSHEIGHT;

if (ChangeDisplaySettings(&dmScreenSettings,CDS_FULLSCREEN)!=DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL)
{

if (MessageBox(NULL,"The Requested Fullscreen Mode Is Not Supported By\nYour Video Card. Use Windowed Mode Instead?",
"NeHe GL",MB_YESNO|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION)==IDYES)
{
fullscreen=FALSE;
}
else
{

MessageBox(NULL,"Program Will Now Close.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP);
return FALSE;
}
}
}

if (fullscreen)
{
dwExStyle=WS_EX_APPWINDOW;
dwStyle=WS_POPUP;
ShowCursor(FALSE);
}
else
{
dwExStyle=WS_EX_APPWINDOW | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE;
dwStyle=WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW;
}

AdjustWindowRectEx(&WindowRect, dwStyle, FALSE, dwExStyle);


if (!(hWnd=CreateWindowEx( dwExStyle,
"OpenGL",title, dwStyle |WS_CLIPSIBLINGS|WS_CLIPCHILDREN, 0, 0,WindowRect.right-WindowRect.left, WindowRect.bottom-WindowRect.top,NULL,NULL,hInstance, NULL)))
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Window Creation Error.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

static PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd=
{
sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR),
1,
PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW |
PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL |
PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,
PFD_TYPE_RGBA,
32,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0,
0,
0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
16,
0,
0,
PFD_MAIN_PLANE,
0,
0, 0, 0
};

if (!(hDC=GetDC(hWnd)))
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Create A GL Device Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

if (!(PixelFormat=ChoosePixelFormat(hDC,&pfd)))
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Find A Suitable PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

if(!SetPixelFormat(hDC,PixelFormat,&pfd))
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Set The PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

if (!(hRC=wglCreateContext(hDC)))
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Create A GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

if(!wglMakeCurrent(hDC,hRC))
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Activate The GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_SHOW);
SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
SetFocus(hWnd);
ReSizeGLScene(width, height);

if (!InitGL())
{
KillGLWindow();
MessageBox(NULL,"Initialization Failed.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE;
}

return TRUE;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd,UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
switch (uMsg)
{
case WM_ACTIVATE:
{
if (!HIWORD(wParam))
{
active=TRUE;
}
else
{
active=FALSE;
}

return 0;
}

case WM_SYSCOMMAND:
{
switch (wParam)
{
case SC_SCREENSAVE:
case SC_MONITORPOWER:
return 0;
}
break;
}

case WM_CLOSE:
{
PostQuitMessage(0);
return 0;
}

case WM_KEYDOWN:
{
keys[wParam] = TRUE;
return 0;
}

case WM_KEYUP:
{
keys[wParam] = FALSE;
return 0;
}

case WM_SIZE:
{
ReSizeGLScene(LOWORD(lParam),HIWORD(lParam));
return 0;
}
}


return DefWindowProc(hWnd,uMsg,wParam,lParam);
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR lpCmdLine,int nCmdShow)
{
MSG msg;
BOOL done=FALSE;


if (MessageBox(NULL,"Would You Like To Run In Fullscreen Mode?", "Start FullScreen?",MB_YESNO|MB_ICONQUESTION)==IDNO)
{
fullscreen=FALSE;
}


if (!CreateGLWindow("NeHe''s Texture Mapping Tutorial",800,600,32,fullscreen))
{
return 0;
}

while(!done)
{
if (PeekMessage(&msg,NULL,0,0,PM_REMOVE))
{
if (msg.message==WM_QUIT)
{
done=TRUE;
}
else
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
}
else
{

if ((active && !DrawGLScene()) || keys[VK_ESCAPE])
{
done=TRUE;
}
else
{
SwapBuffers(hDC);
}

if (keys[VK_F1])
{
keys[VK_F1]=FALSE;
KillGLWindow();
fullscreen=!fullscreen;

if (!CreateGLWindow("NeHe''s Texture Mapping Tutorial",800,600,32,fullscreen))
{
return 0;
}
}
}
}


KillGLWindow();
return (msg.wParam);
}

I just tested the code you posted using VC6.0, and it worked perfectly.
If I didn''t have the nehe.bmp bitmap in the correct folder I got the "initialization failed" message you mention, other than that there were no problems.

Neophyte

- Death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth. -

Uhmm, I see...
Unfortunately I don''t possess VisualC++, I use the free compiler
Lcc-win32 and at this point I suspect the problem is in the libs
of the compiler I use(but in this case it''s the first time I have a problem like this with it!) .
Is there someone who use the same compiler and can help me?
How can I test if the problem is this ?

Then I can recommend getting Dev-C++. It's a free IDE using the MinGW32 compiler (MinGW32 is a Win32 port of the GCC compiler).

[EDIT: fixed the URL]

Edited by - Dactylos on June 14, 2001 6:23:17 PM

Uhmm... the fact is, I''ve got DevC++, but it does NOT compile
with the glaux library!
Thank you anyway, I think I''m gonna give up!!!!!!!