Here's a gift, a FileToString() that has no 255-char-per-line limit:

/// Returns the size, in bytes, of a given file.


int FileSize( string myfile )


{


	int f = FileOpen(myfile, FILE_READ);


	FileSeekPos(f, 0, SEEK_END);


	int size = FileCurrentPos(f);


	FileClose(f);


	return size;


}





/// Returns the contents of a file as one large string.


/// Modified to take into account FileReadLn's 255-len buffer. 


///


/// I forget who wrote the original.  Someone tell me!


///


/// @param myfile the path to the text file to read in.


/// @author mcgrue


string FileToString( string myfile )


{


	string s, temp, longtemp;


	int size = FileSize(myfile);


	


	int running_count, long_flag; 


	


	int f = FileOpen(myfile, FILE_READ);


	long_flag = 0;


	


	while( FileCurrentPos(f) < size )


	{


		temp = FileReadLn(f);


		


		running_count += len(temp);


		


		/// if the running count + 2 equals the current file position,


		/// then we are running within FileReadLn's buffer limit


		if( (running_count+2) == FileCurrentPos(f) )


		{


			running_count+=2;


			


			///we're saving the end of a very long line.


			if(long_flag)


			{


				longtemp = longtemp+temp;


				long_flag = 0;


				


				s = s + longtemp + chr(10);


				longtemp = '';


			}


			///we're saving a short line.


			else


			{


				s = s + temp + chr(10);


			}


		}


		/// If the running count didn't show the 2-byte newline signature,


		/// then there was no newline, we've just run into FileReadLn's buffer limit.


		/// So... raise a long-line flag and continue on.


		else


		{


			longtemp = longtemp+temp;


			long_flag = 1;


		}


	}


	


	FileClose(f);


	


	return s;


}

If the original author will please stand up, I'll put the credit in the doc as well.

-Grue

Now, that code would be excellent, if one didn't have to manually seek-replace all ' (single quotes) made by the Verge RPG database with ' (double quotes), which is the only quote type Verge 3 accepts.

Jesse, we won't really need to worry about \r for Mac, or \n for Unix until we get adequate ports of Verge 3 on such operating systems. Speaking of which, how is that Mac port of V3 coming along?

Originally posted by overkill

Jesse, we won't really need to worry about \r for Mac, or \n for Unix until we get adequate ports of Verge 3 on such operating systems. Speaking of which, how is that Mac port of V3 coming along?

The mac port is basically ready, we're just putting together a few things for its grand release. Stay tuned.

[15:38] <McGrue> Who is this jder person saying True things?
[15:39] <McGrue> Overkill, would you like a local copy of the vrpg db and source?
[15:39] <Overkill> Sure
[15:39] <jder> I'm new around here. I'm 'Jesse' on verge-rpg.
[15:39] <Overkill> That would help, McGrue
[15:39] <jder> I haven't done anything yet, really.
[15:39] <McGrue> What brings you to our sordid clan?
[15:40] <McGrue> Also, I need to beat Gayo into doing the new newspost.
[15:40] <jder> kildorf is a friend of mine. I'd like to help him with Geas.
[15:40] <McGrue> Oh my. Are you the mac programmer? The one spoken of in legend?
[15:40] <jder> 'The' mac programmer? I didn't realize I was famous.
[15:41] <McGrue> Us in vergedev have been whispering of your existance in shadows for years.
[15:41] <McGrue> And then Kildorf tells us that he has found... The One.
[15:41] <McGrue> There have been false prophets before.
[15:41] * jder knows kung-fu
[15:42] * Overkill fears kung-fu
[15:42] <McGrue> wao
[15:42] <jder> .. not really. It just seemed to fit. But I know C++, which is just as bad-assed.
[15:42] <McGrue> Much more esoteric.
[15:42] <McGrue> Actually, hm.
[15:43] <McGrue> I wonder if there are more black belt martial artists in the world, or competant C++ coders.

...

[21:27] <jder> I'm working on a Mac version of verge. That's exciting for mac folk.
[21:28] <SDHawk> what m- nevermind.
[21:28] * jder laughs uproariously
[21:28] <Overkill> Whoa, Mac... Verge? o_O
...
[21:30] <jder> Yeah. It's working pretty well, now, too.
[21:31] <Overkill> I bet MacMaped3 is owning Maped3 for Windows :(
[21:34] <jder> Quick Screeny: http://www.cs.dal.ca/~rusak/verge.jpg

EDIT: Screenshot link linked for you, since I forgot VergeRPG can't parse links.

The former. Vecna has been kind enough to give me access to the verge source for the port.

hmm.

v3 mac. not bad.

Yeah, it's impossible to get those mac people to buy a real computer, so this is really the only way.

What function are you using? GetToken, ReadString, ReadLine, etc?

OH: The one above. Nevermind.