Category : Printer + Display Graphics
Archive   : RAYSH386.ZIP
Filename : A2HF.C
/*
* simple ascii to rayshade height field converter.
* reads standard in, writes standard out.
* each number must be on a line by itself.
*
* Rusty Wright
* [email protected]
*/
#ifdef __WATCOMC__
#include
#endif
main(int argc,char **argv) {
char buf[BUFSIZ];
int length, line;
float height;
if (argc!=1) {
printf("Convert ascii file to .hf file for RayShade.\n\n");
printf("usage: a2hf < infile > outfile\n\n");
exit(1);
}
#ifdef __WATCOMC__
setmode(stdin->_handle,O_BINARY);
setmode(stdout->_handle,O_BINARY);
#endif
if (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin) == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "premature eof on stdin\n");
exit(1);
}
line = 1;
if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &length) != 1) {
fprintf(stderr, "format error line %d\n", line);
exit(1);
}
if (fwrite((char *) &length, sizeof(length), 1, stdout) != 1) {
perror("write");
exit(1);
}
while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin) != NULL) {
line++;
if (sscanf(buf, "%g", &height) != 1) {
fprintf(stderr, "format error line %d\n", line);
exit(1);
}
if (fwrite((char *) &height, sizeof(height), 1, stdout) != 1) {
perror("write");
exit(1);
}
}
exit(0);
}
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