From: Plasmid125 AT aol DOT com
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 20:45:42 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <970516204542_-1867761650@emout08.mail.aol.com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: More info on the .DAT file and texture problem...
Precedence: bulk

     I've tried pretty much all possible combinations of displaying bitmaps,
compiled sprites, and rle sprites! Not to mention all possible ways to
implement them. So don't nit-pick about the little stuff like the order or
the assumptions it makes.

this is my latest attempt... 

Called like:
draw_item(GREEN);

void draw_item(int item)
{
   COMPILED_SPRITE *b;
   b = get_compiled_sprite((BITMAP *)data[item].dat, FALSE);
   clear(screen);
   draw_compiled_sprite(pre_screen,b,0,0);
}

Here's main.h:

/* Allegro data file object indexes, produced by grabber v2.2 */
/* Datafile: d:\game\source\main.dat */
/* Date: Fri May 16 12:40:00 1997 */
/* Do not hand edit! */

#define BLUE                             0        /* BMP  */
#define GREEN                           1        /* CMP  */
#define GREEN_PAL                   2        /* PAL  */
#define ANIM_1                           3        /* FLIC */
#define INTRO_SND                     4        /* SAMP */
#define THUNDER                        5        /* SAMP */