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From: deadman@garnet.berkeley.edu (Ben Haller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: compressed resources
Message-ID: <1991Mar24.122807.18625@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 24 Mar 91 12:28:07 GMT
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In article <12678@goofy.Apple.COM> Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greg Marriott) writes:
>In article <222@hermix.UUCP>, lance@hermix.UUCP (Lance Ellinghouse) writes:
>> Is there a way for us developers to create compressed resources
>> under System 7.0? I have a HUGE (125K now and soon MUCH more
>> to be added) string resource. I would love to be able to
>> compress this on the disk and have it uncompressed at usage time.
>Sorry, but the answer is no.
>The reason is...the way decompression is implemented in 7.0...
>We are working on a more "complete" solution, one which we will feel
>drop of a hat.

  Of course, you have the alternative of using your own
compression/decompression code.  I'm afraid this sounds
like an advertisement, but I have code available that
does LZW decompression and compression of individual
resources.  I use the code to great advantage in my
game Solarian II (~740K compressed, ~1100K uncompressed).
The source is available for $25 from me at:
   Stick Software
   c/o Ben Haller
   32 Deer Haven Dr.
   Ithaca, N.Y. 14850

-Ben Haller (deadman@garnet.berkeley.edu)