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How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« on: July 18, 2007, 05:36:25 pm »
How can i easly read a PMS map file so you can view the map. i want something smillar in my software and i don't know where to start?

Anyone know this?
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2007, 06:37:22 pm »
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2007, 04:49:44 pm »
I don't understand that.I've read that before .isnt there a possibility to view a php script without using appace. it would be nice. than i can integrate that php script in an app to use it!.
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2007, 06:21:03 pm »
Perhaps start here?
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2007, 06:38:43 pm »
Quote from: bja888 on July 19, 2007, 06:21:03 pm
Perhaps start here?


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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2007, 05:16:33 am »
Thanks for your great contribution to this topic mxyzptlk, one for the team indeed....

You can't implement a PHP script into your app if it is an exe or anything. Must be PHP aswell.
If you want to render a PMS map, you would have to integrate DirectX/OpenGL into your program and draw it yourself. Probably out of your league though. In which case giving up would be ideal.
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2007, 05:48:02 am »
If its perl it wont be too hard to modify. And its not had to run perl on windows. (I've done it before)
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2007, 08:44:44 am »
MR X, if you told us what language you are aiming for, it would help us in giving you the best help.
« Last Edit: July 20, 2007, 08:46:27 am by chrisgbk »
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2007, 11:50:30 am »
My programs are made in Autoplay media studio. The scripting language used is LUA.
Wy? Cuase it pretty simple, powerfull, and Quick to programm.

Date Posted: July 20, 2007, 06:48:31 PM
OK im gonna learn C++ but ill wait to at some solution for LUA and AMS
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2007, 11:12:57 am »
Using Lua, there is no easy way to handle PMS files. They require the ability to to deal with data on a binary level, which Lua lacks; if it had a function similar to PHPs unpack, this would be possible with minimal effort, but this is not the case.
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2007, 07:29:59 am »
any hard way than with lua? i'm pretty advanced in lua
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2007, 11:47:06 am »
Quote from: MR X on July 23, 2007, 07:29:59 am
any hard way than with lua? i'm pretty advanced in lua

The only thing you can do would be to write a DLL in C/C++ to give you the control you need.

Or, write an IEEE754 32 bit precision floating point emulator, using the tools Lua gives you (not easy by any stretch).
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2007, 08:33:05 pm »
Can you write the dll for me? i dont know c++ only lua and how to use dll's in lua
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2007, 09:09:32 pm »
Sorry, I neither have the time, nor the motivation to undertake such a project or debug it.
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2007, 06:33:48 am »
I think I heard something about polyworks going open source. You might wanna start there.
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2007, 08:57:04 am »
Quote from: bja888 on August 16, 2007, 06:33:48 am
I think I heard something about polyworks going open source. You might wanna start there.

If it did, it wouldn't be much help to him as polyworks is written in Visual Basic. His problem lies in a technical limitation of the language, not a lack of knowledge of the format.
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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2007, 09:01:53 am »
I think it's best for you (MR X) to move to another language if you really want to get this done.
I suggest Visual Basic (I'll get flamed for that) simply because it's very easy to get started with and to distribute. There are also tons of sources for information about nearly everything aswell as DLLs, OCXs and so on. But keep in mind that VB apps can only run on a Windows machine! Also, you could easily copy parts of Polyworks if it goes open-source, if Anna allows you to.

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Re: How to read a PMS map file. (don't know if it is the right place to post)
« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2007, 05:01:31 pm »
thanks for the reply's guys. ive discovered something. someone has build an IDE that can parse php scripts inside lua/ams software (witch i can create). now i need to do some research on it. maybe it will work. wish me luck  :)
« Last Edit: August 16, 2007, 05:30:33 pm by MR X »
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