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myObj = dbExLoadObject( "Graphics\myObj.dbo" );

//dbEx.h
/*
Extended dark sdk functions
*/

//common data types
#include <string>

//*****************
//PERFORMANCE TIMER
//*****************
bool perfAvailable;
double perfTimeFactor; //time scaling factor

//============
//INITIALIZE()
//============
//this must be called once to initialize dbExPerfTimer()
void initdbExPerfTimer( void ) {

	LONGLONG perfFrq;
	//determine if the performance timer is available
	if ( QueryPerformanceFrequency( (LARGE_INTEGER*) &perfFrq ) ) {
		perfAvailable = true;
		perfTimeFactor = 1.0/perfFrq;
	} else {
		perfAvailable = false;
		perfTimeFactor = 0.001;
	}

} //end initdbExPerfTimer()

//===================
//PERFORMANCE TIMER()
//===================
//returns the current time (raw)
LONGLONG dbExPerfTimer( void ) {

	LONGLONG currentTime;
	//read the appropriate counter
	if ( perfAvailable )
		QueryPerformanceCounter( (LARGE_INTEGER*) ¤tTime );
	else
		currentTime = timeGetTime();
	return currentTime;

} //end dbExPerfTimer()

//==========================
//PERFORMANCE TIMER SECOND()
//==========================
//returns the current time in seconds
double dbExPerfTimerSec( void ) {

	LONGLONG currentTime;
	//read the appropriate counter
	if ( perfAvailable )
		QueryPerformanceCounter( (LARGE_INTEGER*) ¤tTime );
	else
		currentTime = timeGetTime();
	return currentTime*perfTimeFactor;

} //end dbExPerfTimerSec()

//=============================
//GET PERFORMANCE TIME FACTOR()
//=============================
double dbExGetPerfTimeFactor( void ) {
	return perfTimeFactor;
} //end dbExGetPerfTimeFactor()

//***************
//MEDIA FUNCTIONS
//***************
//========
//OBJECT()
//========
int dbExGetFreeObj ( void ) {
	for (int i = 1; i < 10000; i++) { if ( !dbObjectExist(i) ) return i; }
	MessageBox(NULL,"dbExGetFreeObj() - no free objects!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
	return 0;
} //end dbExGetFreeObj()

int dbExLoadObject ( std::string fileName ) {

	int mediaId = dbExGetFreeObj();

	if ( mediaId > 0 ) {

		dbLoadObject( const_cast<char*>(fileName.c_str()), mediaId );

		if ( !dbObjectExist( mediaId ) ) { 
			MessageBox(NULL,"dbExLoadObject() - load fail!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
		} else {
			return mediaId;
		} //end if

	} //end if

	return 0;

} //end dbExLoadObject()

//=======
//IMAGE()
//=======
int dbExGetFreeImg ( void ) {
	for (int i = 10; i < 10000; i++) { if ( !dbImageExist(i) ) return i; }
	MessageBox(NULL,"dbExGetFreeImg() - no free images!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
	return 0;
} //end dbExGetFreeImg()

int dbExLoadImage ( std::string fileName ) {

	int mediaId = dbExGetFreeImg();

	if ( mediaId > 0 ) {

		dbLoadImage( const_cast<char*>(fileName.c_str()), mediaId );

		if ( !dbImageExist( mediaId ) ) { 
			MessageBox(NULL,"dbExLoadImage() - load fail!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
		} else {
			return mediaId;
		} //end if

	} //end if

	return 0;

} //end dbExLoadImage()

//========
//SPRITE()
//========
int dbExGetFreeSpr ( void ) {
	for (int i = 1; i < 10000; i++) { if ( !dbSpriteExist(i) ) return i; }
	MessageBox(NULL,"dbExGetFreeSpr() - no free sprites!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
	return 0;
} //end dbExGetFreeSpr()

//======
//MESH()
//======
int dbExGetFreeMsh ( void ) {
	for (int i = 1; i < 10000; i++) { if ( !dbMeshExist(i) ) return i; }
	MessageBox(NULL,"dbExGetFreeMsh() - no free meshes!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
	return 0;
} //end dbExGetFreeMsh()

//========
//MEMORY()
//========
int dbExGetFreeMem ( void ) {
	for (int i = 1; i < 10000; i++) { if ( !dbMemblockExist(i) ) return i; }
	MessageBox(NULL,"dbExGetFreeMem() - no free memblocks!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
	return 0;
} //end dbExGetFreeMem()

//========
//CAMERA()
//========
//in the new patch well get a camera exists command, but this works ok
int dbExGetFreeCam ( void ) {
	static int camCount = 0;
	camCount++;
	if ( camCount > 31 )
		MessageBox(NULL,"dbExGetFreeCam() - no free cameras!","Fatal Error!",MB_OK);
	else
		return camCount;
	return 0;
} //end dbExGetFreeCam()

int i=1;
while (dbObjectExist(i))
{
i++;
}