Load.pic

The load.pic command indirectly loads a picture resource onto the memory heap.

Syntax

load.pic(var vPICNUM);

Remarks

This command loads picture B, where B equals the value of vPICNUM, onto the memory heap. Picture resources must be loaded before being used in any other commands, otherwise AGI will raise trappable error #18.

Pictures are typically used to graphically represent 'rooms' in an AGI game, but can also be used for any display that needs to take up the entire screen.

AGI adds a script entry to the script stack each time a picture resource is loaded.

Note that the load.pic command uses a variable argument and that there is no equivalent command to load a picture by number.

Possible Errors

If you attempt to load a picture that does not exist, AGI will raise a runtime error and crash.

Example

Code:

[ load and display the current room's picture:
load.pic(currentRoom);    [ first load the picture resource
draw.pic(currentRoom);    [ then draw the picture to memory
discard.pic(currentRoom); [ resource no longer needed, so discard it
...
show.pic();               [ now display the picture on screen

Technical Information

Required Interpreter Version:	Available in all AGI versions.
Byte-Code Value:	24 (0x18 hex)

See Also

Picture Commands
Memory Management
AGI Scripts