(btw, I''m using C++)
Simple file loading question
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How would I go about loading/using files that are in a different directory than my program executable?
Eg: I have a main game folder with the executable, and this program needs to load files (eg: bitmaps) from another directory, which is located in the folder "Graphics".
How would I go about this?
Any help would be great
(btw, I''m using C++)
(btw, I''m using C++)
Use "
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[edited by - Lektrix on May 28, 2003 7:11:05 AM]
..\" to go up a level, and you use the folder name, for example "Graphics\" to go into directories. Or you can use the full path, for example "C:\Blah\Bleh\Blergh.bmp", but you shouldn't use this, unless you are sure of the path, if you intend on using the program on different machines, as where the executable is placed could differ.[ Google || Start Here || ACCU || MSDN || STL || GameCoding || BarrysWorld || E-Mail Me ]
[edited by - Lektrix on May 28, 2003 7:11:05 AM]
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Hey thanks, but I can''t seem to get it working...
Maybe I didn''t understand you, this is what I''ve done:
LoadSomething("..\Graphics\example.bmp");
Please, how exactly does the syntax look like?
Maybe I didn''t understand you, this is what I''ve done:
LoadSomething("..\Graphics\example.bmp");
Please, how exactly does the syntax look like?
LoadSomething("Graphics/Example.bmp"); should work.
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You only use "
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.." to go up a level. If you have your executable in one folder, and then your bitmaps in a Graphics folder which is a subdirectory of this, then, as already mentioned, do something like:LoadSomething("Graphics\graphic.bmp"); [ Google || Start Here || ACCU || MSDN || STL || GameCoding || BarrysWorld || E-Mail Me ]
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Thanks guys, got it working
Just one more thing (and I hope I don''t sound too picky),
but I noticed that the backslash (\) didn''t work when writing to directories, but the foward slash (/) does work.
Lektrix, did you just make a mistake by using back slashes instead of foward slashes??
Anyway I know it doesn''t matter and you probably just mixed ''em up... Thanks again.
Just one more thing (and I hope I don''t sound too picky),
but I noticed that the backslash (\) didn''t work when writing to directories, but the foward slash (/) does work.
Lektrix, did you just make a mistake by using back slashes instead of foward slashes??
Anyway I know it doesn''t matter and you probably just mixed ''em up... Thanks again.
quote:Original post by chacha8
Lektrix, did you just make a mistake by using back slashes instead of foward slashes??
Oops. That should be "
\\", as in:
LoadSomething("Graphics\\graphic.bmp");
Bleh, escape sequences.
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[edited by - Lektrix on May 28, 2003 9:58:13 AM]
I think it depends on the compiler you use. Mingw32/gcc, coming from the *nix world, takes forward slashes ''/''. I don''t know about vc++ or other compilers.
A single backslash will of course escape the next character and therefore not work.
I always use forward slashes, in a desperate attempt to keep things portable
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A single backslash will of course escape the next character and therefore not work.
I always use forward slashes, in a desperate attempt to keep things portable
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