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Rubes_sw · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 9:41 pm Post subject:

If i use the vdsrc.exe that comes with vds4.5 will it cure my problem?

If so, how do i use the vdsrc.exe ?

Nathan

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 10:23 pm Post subject:

jules · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 10:33 pm Post subject:

Hard disk manufacturers have always worked on 1000 x 1000, which is why so many people are surprised when their 40GB hard disk turns out to only hold 38GB.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

VDSRC.EXE might fix your problem.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

BTW Nathan, you might as well just wait until VDS 5 is released as this
has an Integrated Resource Linker and everything. This will make it a
lot easier and will eliminate the need for the DSR file. Wink

Mac · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 10:48 pm Post subject:

Nathan, here's a front end for VDSRC.EXE I wrote a while back:

http://www.vdsworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9051#9051

The "help" code isn't real neat, wasn't plannin' on postin' it. Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

<odd>The first time I posted this it got deleted or something</odd>

Nice code, Mac! Very Happy

There's also another program, Visual Resource, which is a front-end for
the VDSRC.EXE file.

It's available at http://rolandfg.vdsworld.com/ Wink

Download Directly: http://www.vdsworld.com/~rolandfg/get.php?id=visual_resource&type=_setup.exe&lang=eng

Rubes_sw · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 11:30 am Post subject:

Ok, I tried using FF SCript, Macs Script and also the Visual Resource Program from: rolandfg.

It's still doing the same thing, WHY is is using more memory ! !!! Mad

Anyway I might just have to wait until VDS5 Comes out, maybe this will cure it ! But i really wanted to release an update to my program !

Nathan Crying or Very sad

Rubes_sw · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 11:47 am Post subject:

OK, I think i have a reason why it's doing this ! Very Happy

If i recompile the bitmaps into several DSR's say 3 each holding approx. 8 bitmaps. The memory usages drops by over 10 Mb !!!

So there might be a bug when VDS is reading in a resource file over a certain size or reading in a certain amounts of bitmaps stored in the dsr file.

Can anyone confirm/deny this ??

Nathan
(It's not an ideal solution, but it will do until VDS 5 Very Happy

Comes Out Soon I hope : Very Happy

)

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Wee update !
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I have split up the bmps, icons & gifs into 4 different dsr's

dsr1 = 284Kb (15 bmps)
dsr2 = 13.1Kb (9 bmps)
dsr3 = 99.8Kb (2 gifs)
dsr4 = 415Kb (2 bmps)

When using FF memory script(see early posts) My program only uses:

8.25Mb instead of over 16Mb Very Happy

If I use the original bitmaps etc, not compiled into a resource file the memory is:

7.98Mb

So is it a bug in VDS !

Nathan

ACE · Valued Newbie Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 34

DSR files are just a files appended to the end of each other, so i dont understand why using one resource maker application will make different DSR files or using one will make the problem you are describing and using another not, you can do DSR files with a simple HEX editor or even with notepad(in some cases), the DSR files dont have a header or a table

Of course if the DSR maker application is making buggy files that might be the problem, but in anycase, it will just crash the loading application or show corrupt graphis/text or make corrupt extractins of files.

Lioric