hi,
i tried the approach using the qt resource system u mentioned and it worked instantly. oh yeah, i also gave the isnull fn a try... also very useful...
so thx a million 4 ur help

oh well yeah.. if someone else is ever going to have the same problem.... this way u can display the pic...

Qt Code: 
  1. #include <QApplication>
  2. #include <QLabel>
  3. #include <QPixmap>
  4.  
  5. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  6. {
  7.      QApplication app(argc, argv);
  8.  
  9.      QLabel *label = new QLabel();
  10.      QPixmap image(":/bild.bmp");
  11.      label->setPixmap(image);
  12.      if(image.isNull()){
  13.          label->setText("null pic");
  14.      }
  15.      label->show();
  16.      return app.exec();
  17.  
  18.  }
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but u need to create a resource file and mention there ur picture.... in my case... bild.bmp... oh yeah.... and also u need to mention ur resource file in your project file... sounds really more depressing than it is.... if u use qt creator.... things are even done for u... just create a new res file... and select there the stuff u want to have.... then u can just use it the :/ way shown in the code... the rest ll be done for u...
enjoy