[CPP] ifstream can not read file in zipped data.zip

[tipforeveryone]

I use ifstream to read a file which I used to save some configuration data

ifstream weaponData("Data/Weapons.dat");
	while (weaponData >> configVariable1 >> configVariable2 > ...){
    	//Some code
	}

I included *.dat files in to publish process and I got them in data.zip succesfully.

But it seems published game can not read those files. But if I create a same folder structure outside zipped package, my game can read it normally

How can I use ifstream to read files in zipped package ?

[Josh]

You cannot read files from encrypted zip files. Otherwise the encryption would be pointless because you could just read anyone's game data!

Keep those files in your game folder instead of in a zip package.

[reepblue]

I had a similar issue once. I even thought of I used the engines stream functions, it would allow me to access my files within the zip files, but nope.

You could try to rename the file as a Lua file and phrase it as a standard text file. I did something like this in Luawerks.

Josh, hopefully you are thinking about this when it comes to the new engine. I'm sure people would want to package file formats that they are using with the new plugin feature. 

[Josh]

You could also just put the files in an unencrypted zip.

[gamecreator]

I thought you could also put them into and encrypted (password-protected) zip and read them (your own, not one Leadwerks creates): https://www.leadwerks.com/community/topic/17491-loading-from-the-encrypted-data-file/?do=findComment&comment=113628

 

[Josh]

15 hours ago, gamecreator said:

I thought you could also put them into and encrypted (password-protected) zip and read them (your own, not one Leadwerks creates): https://www.leadwerks.com/community/topic/17491-loading-from-the-encrypted-data-file/?do=findComment&comment=113628

Yes, that is correct.