From: Martin DOT Stromberg AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se (Martin Stromberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Map file
Date: 22 Jan 1999 10:31:41 GMT
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ANDERS PEDERSEN (anders_p AT get2net DOT dk) wrote:
: Hi!
: I'm making a crpg using Djgpp and Allegro. I want to create a map-file
: that store the map information, but I don't know how.
: Right now i'm using something like:

: int map[100][100]{0,0,0,0,0,.....,}
                   ^
Isn't a "=" missing here?

If you just want everything set to zero "= {0};" should the job.

: Does anybody know how to create a map-file that i can read from, and write
: to. I don't wan't a file you can edit in a text editor.

Fill in your structure with a C program, then dump it to a file with 
fwrite(). Later (in your real program) read it in with fread().

And any file can be editted with a decent text editor (emacs).


Right,

							MartinS