TDB

Description

.tdb is the translation database format (for example strings.tdb).

LevelEdit saves/loads this through TranslateDBClass using the SaveLoad system.

References

• Tools/LevelEdit/FileLocations.h

• Tools/LevelEdit/stringsmgr.cpp

• wwtranslatedb/translatedbids.h

• wwtranslatedb/translatedb.h

• wwtranslatedb/translatedb.cpp

• wwlib/chunkio.h

Specification

Container model

.tdb uses chunkio chunks/micro-chunks.

Top-level subsystem chunk

Saved via SaveLoadSystemClass as:

• CHUNKID_TRANSLATE_DB (from translatedbids.h).

Translate DB internal chunks

TranslateDBClass writes:

• CHUNKID_VARIABLES * Micro-chunks:

  • VARID_VERSION_NUMBER

  • VARID_LANGUAGE_ID

• CHUNKID_CATEGORIES * Repeated category persist chunks.

• CHUNKID_OBJECTS * Repeated translation object persist chunks.

Typical file path

LevelEdit default path:

• Always\\TranslationDB\\strings.tdb.