[RESOLVED] How do you view certain file extensions

[wildturkey]

Hi,

What i was wondering how would go by viewing a extension of a file, lets say i want to view a file text.fx?

Would i need the SDK for that game..

what i want to do is able to use a few controls and when you select that specific file that has that extension *.fx and able to show the animation of that time to the animation window...

if this is confusing lol i will try better to explain myself

Wildturkey.

[jcis]

Hi,
What i was wondering how would go by viewing a extension of a file, lets say i want to view a file text.fx?
Would i need the SDK for that game..
what i want to do is able to use a few controls and when you select that specific file that has that extension *.fx and able to show the animation of that time to the animation window...
if this is confusing lol i will try better to explain myself
Wildturkey.

This is looking like that threads that never get answers, so yes, if you can explain a little better.

Which will be the real format of that .fx file? a movie? .gif?

[RobDog888]

If your creating a custom file extension then you will want to create a file association for the default program for it to open up with.

[wildturkey]

that would be the question i am asking... how would you view a file extension .fx file - it could be a gif type of format... i tried with a couple of image viewers they all say unknown format. I was just wondering that maybe it would be in the SDK of that game.. i am trying to write a program that will view there Effects list.

this would be coming from Doom 3.

[wildturkey]

RobDogg888 Thats Very true, i could do that, and possible something i would do in the future..

thought i was trying to figure out on how to view another person Extension file, See Doom 3 has this .fx file and i would want to make a program that would view those .fx extensions..

[RobDog888]

If you dont know what the type of content is in the file then you need to get that first before you can do any type of handeling for viewing in an appropriate viewer. Is it text based or image based or encrypted binary data?

[dglienna]

If you can click on it, and have the file open, then it has an association, that opens a program. You coud check out that program. Otherwise, you'd have to figure out how they save the file, which may not be possible, if it's binary data.

[wildturkey]

Good Question I wouldnt know. I know when you use it in the Doom 3 Editor, it provids animation.

See I make tools to simplify for beginners to Intermediate, and i am doing rather well.

what i wanted to do is be able to write a Effects viewer program that would allow them to pick and choose the effects from this viewer and able to use it in the editor.

But listening to you on what you said, i do understand.

thanks all for clarifying on the subject.

Wildturkey

[jcis]

Some info about FX
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It seems that this files can be edited with notepad, try it.