hey, I'm new to Allgero and am trying to understand how to use datafiles to display a background image stored in one. I get this error: `Background' undeclared (first use this function) the only problem is that 'Background' is the name of the file in the datafile which I created using the grabber tool packaged with Allegro. This is the code I'm trying to use: #include <allegro.h> int main() { allegro_init(); install_keyboard(); set_color_depth(16); set_gfx_mode( GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0); DATAFILE *dat = load_datafile_object("bg.dat", "Background"); BITMAP *bmp; if (!dat) { /* report an error! */ return 1; } blit( ( BITMAP* )dat[ Background ].dat, bmp, 0, 0, 0, 0, 100, 100 ); readkey(); unload_datafile(dat); } END_OF_MAIN(); ----------------- Thanks for any help djas

ok I've managed to fiddle a bit and found out some more but I'm still stuck. I can now compile my program successfully however I am unable to display the bitmap stored in my datafile. Any suggestions anyone? -------------------- #include <allegro.h> int main() { allegro_init(); install_keyboard(); set_color_depth(16); set_gfx_mode( GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0); BITMAP *bmp; DATAFILE *dat = load_datafile("bg.dat"); if (!dat) { return 1; } blit( ( BITMAP* )dat[1].dat, bmp, 0, 0, 0, 0, 640, 480 ); readkey(); unload_datafile(dat); } END_OF_MAIN(); djas

It seems that in my tinkering I've managed to get this working on my own but just in case anyone is interested this code works: #include <allegro.h> int main() { allegro_init(); install_keyboard(); set_color_depth(16); set_gfx_mode( GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0); DATAFILE *dat = load_datafile("bg.dat"); if (!dat) { return 1; } acquire_screen(); draw_sprite( screen, (BITMAP*)dat[0].dat, 0, 0); release_screen(); readkey(); unload_datafile(dat); return 0; } END_OF_MAIN(); djas