Thread: Filetype Creation

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    Question Filetype Creation

    Can anyone give me a linkto a tutorial or expalin to me how i can make my own file type in C++?

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    When you're creating the file, just add the extension you want to use. For example, if you want to make a save game file with a ".sav" extension, you'd type:

    [code]
    ofstream saveFile("someFile.txt");
    saveFile << data << endl;
    saveFile.close();
    [\code]

    Hope that helps!

    Brendan

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    filetype

    Thnks. yeah i figured it out but i have one more question when i open some file types(like bmp) in notepad it comes up with jumbled characters does that have to do with encryption or just length of the file?

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