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load_bmp(3alleg4)						  Allegro manual						 load_bmp(3alleg4)

NAME
       load_bmp - Loads a BMP bitmap from a file. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <allegro.h>

       BITMAP *load_bmp(const char *filename, RGB *pal);

DESCRIPTION
       Loads an 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit Windows or OS/2 BMP file.

RETURN VALUE
       Returns a pointer to the bitmap or NULL on error. Remember that you are responsible for destroying the bitmap when you are finished with it
       to avoid memory leaks.

SEE ALSO
       load_bitmap(3alleg4), load_bmp_pf(3alleg4)

Allegro 							   version 4.4.2						 load_bmp(3alleg4)