BaseBitmap not returning from channel

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On 03/03/2003 at 07:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   8.012 
Platform:    Mac  ;  
Language(s) :     C++  ;

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I've gone around and around trying to see why i'm getting NULL trying to get the bitmap on a material's channel..

Given a BaseMaterial, I am iterating through the channels on a BaseMaterial and executing this:

  
  
for ( i = 0; i < theChannelIndex; i ++ )  
{  
  
BaseChannel* baseChannelPtr =  inC4dMaterial->GetChannel( i );  
BaseBitmap* theChannelBitmap = baseChannelPtr->GetBitmap();  
  
if ( theChannelBitmap != NULL)  
{  
//code here  
}  
}  
  

I'm going through all the channels and the Real/LONG data is coming fine in the channel, but I am always getting NULL when trying GetBitmap on that channel.

I am also able to get the String name of the texture:

  
String     theTexture                     = baseChannelPtr->GetData().GetString( BASECHANNEL_TEXTURE   );  

and C4D returns the name of the actual texture, but i am not able to get a BaseBitmp of the image.
I have tried making sure the image is located next to the .c4d file, in my home directory.

Eric