nt2nb
Converts NIFF text into binary
Syntax
nt2nb input-file output-file
Description
Reads the text file input-file and outputs it to the NIFF data file output-file.
This command can convert the data output in text format by nb2nt into NIFF binary data.
- Everything below ";" is a comment and is thrown out when the file is read
- The read data is a list of integers and real numbers, but it corresponds to a list of NIFF binary data
- If the list of numerical data is not wrong, then it does not matter whether the other character strings are correct or not.
- If the first character in a string is - or 0~9, the string is judged to be numerical data. After the string has been judged to be numerical data, it is read as "floating" if there is a decimal point.
- The part bounded by <List name> </Listname> is read as that List, and it does not matter what is written outside of its delimiters.
Basically, each numeric written in text format and delimited by spaces is converted into 4 bytes of binary data. Character strings that are not numerics are skipped.
Texture data and NameList are not 4 byte data, so these are given special treatment. Please refer to the output of nb2nt.
Notes
If there are errors in the data list, sometimes the file cannot be converted.
Because floating data is rounded off with nb2nt, you cannot be certain you have returned to the original data when using nt2nb.
See Also
nb2nt
