BitmapSprite.mbg not found error when building for Symbian

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Platform(s): S60 1st Edition
S60 2nd Edition

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Created: User:Technical writer 2 (04 Apr 2003)

Last edited: hamishwillee (14 Jun 2012)

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BitmapSprite.mbg not found

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I was trying to build the example file ( Symbian\6.1\Series60\Epoc32Ex\Graphics\WS\BitmapSprite ), but was not able to find BitmapSprite.mbg. Where can I find this file?

The .mbg file is a header file generated automatically by bmconv, when /h switch is used. For example:

bmconv /hBitmapSprite.mbg Mil1mask.bmp Mil2mask.bmp Windml1a.bmp
Windml1b.bmp Windml1c.bmp Windml1d.bmp Windml2a.bmp Windml2b.bmp
Windml2c.bmp Windml2d.bmp

The command line generates both the EPOC multi-bitmap file and this header from the Windows bitmap format.
Note: If the path or environmental variable is not set correctly, this a bad command or filename error.
If you use the command tool chain:

bldmake bldfiles
abld build wins urel

The .mbg header is automatically generated, when — like in this case — the MMP-file contains a BITMAP definition:

START BITMAP BitmapSprite.mbm
header
sourcepath .
source 2 Windml1a.bmp Windml2a.bmp Windml1b.bmp Windml2b.bmp
source 2 Windml1c.bmp Windml2c.bmp Windml1d.bmp Windml2d.bmp
source 2 Mil1mask.bmp Mil2mask.bmp
end

The content of this bitmap header is very simple:

 // BitmapSprite.mbg
 // Generated by BitmapCompiler
 // Copyright (c) 1998-2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights
 // reserved.
 enum TMbmBitmapsprite
 {
 EMbmBitmapspriteMil2mask,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml1a,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml1b,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml1c,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml1d,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml2a,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml2b,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml2c,
 EMbmBitmapspriteWindml2d
};