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directx/visual c++ datafiles like allegro

Started by afastrunner Jan 16, 2000 at 11:02 PM 7 replies 2k views

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Jan 16, 2000 at 11:02 PM

I have used allegro and love the datafile stuff and the grabber program. My question is: does directx/visual c++ have any built in stuff that does the same thing... I want to have all by graphics/sounds/etc in a seperate file.. not just laying about where they can be edited by the user... AFastrunner AKA Camelboy

PoesRaven

Jan 16, 2000 at 11:20 PM

not built in
you just need to write your own, no biggee

SiCrane

Jan 16, 2000 at 11:20 PM

I don''t believe that Visual C++/DirectX has file support like you want. That being said, it''s pretty easy to just concatonate your files together and use fseek functions to find the beginning of individual files in the concatonated single file.

afastrunner

Jan 16, 2000 at 11:55 PM

That is anoying... Another thing I got to work on... better brew another pot of coffee....

Afastrunner

p.s. How would I go about concatonating the files??

Gromit

Jan 17, 2000 at 12:30 AM

DirectX 5(4?) had fastfile. Just what you wanted. Unfortionatly it is no longer supported in the latest version.

Staffan

Jan 19, 2000 at 2:17 PM

just make a class to handle the interface, a simple console program to make the files. i use this approach of it:

super-header // # of files etc.
fileheaders // X fileheaders, once for each file. with information such as the offset, size etc.
and then at last, the file data

Bracket

Jan 19, 2000 at 2:49 PM

If you are totally reliant on the old Allegro system, Allegro is available for Windows (and Linux), now. You can get it at: http://sunsite.auc.dk/allegro/wip.html

Version 4 - the first cross-platform version - is due for release soon.

afastrunner

Jan 19, 2000 at 9:13 PM

No I am not reliant on Allegro... I like DirectX better... I was very excited to see the Gamedev.net article on resource files popup the day after I made my post... It was very informative.

Afastrunner
AKA Camelboy

Zenroth

Jan 19, 2000 at 9:13 PM

Another thing you might look into(if you dont want compression) Is just storing the bitmaps,sounds,etc in the exe or in a dll as resource file types.

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