Opening game files

[tizzy]

I want to be able to open various game files in my programs. For example, GTA maps, FlightSim textures, Carmageddon *.pix files etc etc. Do you need a special decoder of something? If yes, is there anyway of writing this decoder? Is there any humanly possible way of doing this using ordinary controls and the API if needed, and, if not, how else could you do it? Cheers for any help.

[tizzy]

someone answer PLEASE!!!

[Dandre]

Hi,

I might have a solution

In VB you get a GET and PUT statement.
If you create for example your own game, here is an example.

Let's say you wan't to create a password and name, here's an example code:
{Save}

Dim PassWord

Open "game.dat" for random as #1
Put #1,1,PassWord
Close #1

Text1.Text=PassWord



{Open}

Dim PassWord

Open "Game.dat" for random as #1
Get #1,1,PassWord
Close #1

Text1.Text=PassWord



Well I hope that helps you and so on.
Play around with it for a while and so on.
!!! Remember !!!
The 'Dim PassWord' must have a data string for example 'Dim PassWord "as String"'


I tried to use this statements to get some Dune 2000 files and so on. Well I didn't succeed but I'm trying on other things.

Well I hope you succeed!


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[tizzy]

Thanks, it helps a bit. I was thinking more specificly about picture files though - I want to create a game file editor. I'm sure it can be done because I have various programs that can edit game files.

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