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Daygamer
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Posted: 28th Mar 2010 07:14
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Hey, I'm a true new comer to Dark Basic Pro,

I don't understand the need for two files in a project folder (the dbpro and the dba files). I don't even know what the difference is. For example if my project is Pong. When I create a project it will put two files in my folder called Pong.dba and Pong.dbpro. Could I have some help. Thanks very much...

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Quentin Collins
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Posted: 28th Mar 2010 09:18
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The dbpro file is the overall project file, and the dba files are the source code files containing the DarkBasic code you write. You may have multiple source code files, as well as media & other files added into the project file to tie them all together.

Hope this answers your question!

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Ashingda 27
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Posted: 28th Mar 2010 18:09
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Yup, I normally have about 7 or more .dba files in one project and the .dbpro is the thing that strings them together.
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Daygamer
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Posted: 28th Mar 2010 21:44
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Okay, I'm starting to get it. But is it possible to write an entire program on Dark Basic Pro with just one file? What's the problem with just stacking all off your code into one file? Less orginized?

Thanks a lot for the help...

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TDK
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Posted: 28th Mar 2010 22:00 Edited at: 28th Mar 2010 22:10
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Quote: "But is it possible to write an entire program on Dark Basic Pro with just one file? "


Yes - a lot of people do.

When you've been programming a while you find that all your programs can have the same bits of code in them - like joystick/mouse routines etc.

Writing them just once and putting them in separate dba files then telling the project manager to lump them all together when the program is compiled means less work.

All you do is just copy the required .dba files into your current project folder when you start.

If you just have a single .dba file you have to either re-write this code again and again for every program you write, or copy/paste it in from another program.

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Daygamer
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Posted: 29th Mar 2010 06:50 Edited at: 29th Mar 2010 06:51
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Great, thanks for the help everyone! Much appreciated. I'll try to play around with it a little.

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