Syndicate Wars DAT

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Format Specifications

// MexCom - Recreation of formats\Syndicate Wars (SOUND\DAT.bms
// THIS IS AN AUTOMATED SPECIFICATION
// READ WITH CARE
// ----------------------------
// LEGEND
// ----------------------------
// ==> (Jump to offset)
// #DECLARE (Set variable to value)
// $$ CALCULATE (Calculate a new value)
// ** (Section that repeats itself on condition)
// // (Comment)
// uint32{4} (Unsigned 32-bit value, 4 bytes)
// uint16{2} (Unsigned 16-bit value, 2 bytes)
// ubyte{1} (Unsigned 8-bit value, 1 byte)
// char{n} (String value, n bytes in length
// ----------------------------


// Format Specification

==> End Of File
#DECLARE TE = CURRENT OFFSET
$$ CALCULATE TE - 3


==>TE
uint32{4}		TEND
$$ CALCULATE TE - 52


==>TE
uint32{4}		TS
$$ CALCULATE TEND - TS
$$ CALCULATE TEND + 32

$$ CALCULATE FN /  32
$$ CALCULATE FN - 1


==>TEND
#DECLARE FST = CURRENT OFFSET


** Start Repeated entry (T) {FN}
char{}   		FNAME
$$ CALCULATE FST + 18


==>FST
#DECLARE FOO = CURRENT OFFSET
uint32{4}		FOFF
uint32{4}		D
#DECLARE FSO = CURRENT OFFSET
uint32{4}		FSIZE
#DECLARE FST = CURRENT OFFSET
$$ CALCULATE FST + 2


==>FST


// Resources have a name (FNAME), are located at FOFF and have a size of FSIZE
** End Repeated entry (T)
// ----------------------------
// MexCom - Recreation complete 

MultiEx BMS

ImpType StandardTail ;
GoTo EOF 0 ;
SavePos TE 0 ;
Math TE -= 3 ;
GoTo TE 0 ;
Get TEND Long 0 ;
Math TE -= 52 ;
GoTo TE 0 ;
Get TS Long 0 ;
Math TEND -= TS ;
Math TEND += 32 ;
Set FN Long TS ;
Math FN /= 32 ;
Math FN -= 1 ;
GoTo TEND 0 ;
SavePos FST 0 ;
For T = 1 To FN ;
Get FNAME String 0 ;
Math FST += 18 ;
GoTo FST 0 ;
SavePos FOO 0 ;
Get FOFF Long 0 ;
Get D Long 0 ;
SavePos FSO 0 ;
Get FSIZE Long 0 ;
SavePos FST 0 ;
Math FST += 2 ;
GoTo FST 0 ;
Log FNAME FOFF FSIZE FOO FSO ;
Next T ;

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