7 replies to this topic

[kelson]

what i want is a way to export resorses from in game. the reason i want to do this is because i want to make a sprite creator that is made for game maker, so that you can creat a sprite by adding body parts together then animate your charector. so i want to be able to make a .gmres file that contains the animation as a script and all of the sprites used for the charecter. I know it is posible what i want to know is whether it is probable to export resorses as a gmres file that will be compatable with gm.

thanks for reading

Kelson

[IceMetalPunk]

Sure, just decode the .gmres format .

But seriously, is there any reason you want to make a .gmres file instead of just saving the code and images and using execute_file() or some other custom reading method? If you want it to be compatible with GM, then just save your own .GML files with the code and the images separately.

A .gml file has a simple format:

#script_name
/* Code for script_name() goes here */
#other_script
/* Code for other_script() goes here */

Etc. for all your scripts.

-IMP

[turgon]

IMP,

I coincidentally was just trying to figure out how to export .gml scripts. I don't quite understand the method however.

Here is what I currently have:

file = file_text_open_write('test_script.gml');
file_text_write_string(file, '#test_script'); file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "show_message('Example script');");
file_close();

Am I on the right track?

[kelson]

IceMetalPunk

thanks for the advice. i have already thought of doing that. but it would just be more simple for people to import .gmres into there games. but i can manage with .gml files. but if anyone can tell me how to decode and code a .gmres that would be great.

[IceMetalPunk]

IMP,

I coincidentally was just trying to figure out how to export .gml scripts. I don't quite understand the method however.

Here is what I currently have:

file = file_text_open_write('test_script.gml');
file_text_write_string(file, '#test_script'); file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "show_message('Example script');");
file_close();

Am I on the right track?

Close, but the last function should be file_text_close(file) .

IceMetalPunk

thanks for the advice. i have already thought of doing that. but it would just be more simple for people to import .gmres into there games. but i can manage with .gml files. but if anyone can tell me how to decode and code a .gmres that would be great.

I haven't seen any documentation on the GMRES format, and I believe there's at least some encryption in it; so while I can't help you further, I do wish you luck in your attempts .

-IMP

[turgon]

Thanks IMP. It doesn't quite work the way I wanted it to (where you could use 'import script' in gamemaker to import the file), even though it outputs a '.gml' file. Any suggestions?

[kelson]

hey turngon you need to put define anfter your # like so

file = file_text_open_write('test_script.gml');
file_text_write_string(file, '#define test_script');
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "show_message('Example script');");
file_text_close(file);

[turgon]

hey turngon you need to put define anfter your # like so

file = file_text_open_write('test_script.gml');
file_text_write_string(file, '#define test_script');
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "show_message('Example script');");
file_text_close(file);

Ah, thanks Kelson! That should work.