Easier Way To Make Dummy Files - Please Read!, I garuntee this is better Options

[blueshogun96]

I've noticed that most of you still just collect huge movie files to use as dummy files. Well here's a much better way to do this. Instead of making a dummy file from large files already on your computer, write a program that writes text to a file in a continuous loop and and program some logic to make it stop at a certain time. I discovered i could do this last night by mistake. A text file can fill up QUICK and become MASSIVE in a few seconds (like putting a dry sponge in water , so be careful. A full example is below:

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
//our constants
const __int64 SIZE_IN_BYTES = 1;
const __int64 SIZE_IN_KILOBYTES =1024;
const __int64 SIZE_IN_MEGABYTES =1048576;


void main(int argc, char* argv)
{
FILE *pFile;//our file
int TargetSize=0;//size we want
int s=1;
pFile=fopen("0dummy.bin","a+");//create dummy file
printf("Dummy file maker 1.1 by blueshogun96 © 2004\n\n");
printf("In order to make the dummy file, you must specify what units the number you \ninput will be\n");
printf("For instance, you type in the size you want, are you using KB, MB, etc.\n\n\n");
menu:
printf("Input size in:\n1. Bytes\n2. KiloBytes\n3. MegaBytes\n");
scanf("%d",&s);
if(s<1||s>3)
{
system("CLS");
printf("Please choose a number between 1 and 3\n");
goto menu;
}
printf("How big do you want your dummy file to be");
if(s==1)printf("(in Bytes)");
if(s==2)printf("(in KiloBytes)");
if(s==3)printf("(in MegaBytes)");
scanf("%d",&TargetSize);
printf("Creating your dummy file...\n");
printf("You can stop at anytime by pressing CTRL+C\n");
printf("This program will be done before you know it \n");
printf("Don't leave this unattended just in case!");
printf("Target size is: %d",TargetSize);
if(s==1)printf("(in Bytes)\n");
if(s==2)printf("(in KiloBytes)\n");
if(s==3)printf("(in MegaBytes)\n");

for(;;)
{
static __int64 i=0;
i+=1;

fprintf(pFile,".");
//uncomment the line below and the program will go much slower
//printf("Dummy file size is %d bytes.\r",i);
if(s==1)
if(i==(__int64)TargetSize) break;
if(s==2)
if(i==(__int64)TargetSize*SIZE_IN_KILOBYTES) break;
if(s==3)
if(i==(__int64)TargetSize*SIZE_IN_MEGABYTES) break;

}//when its done it will stop and let you know
printf("\nYour dummy file is done\n");
getch();//wait for keyboard input
fclose(pFile);//close file
}

if you don't have a compiler or don't know how to program, you can download a precompiled copy below:

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/raditzmo...myFileMaker.rar

This post has been edited by blueshogun96: May 20 2004, 03:31 PM

[Chancer]

Very good but its easier to use the dummy file maker from the Xecuter site. I don't really think people do spend a lot of time amking up dummy files surely. You can make a dummy of a couple of hundred meg or whatever in less than 30 secs.

[blueshogun96]

[rainfever]

i just used a 100mb file and renamed it ABC.FAO and it worked like a charm....dunno why it so hard to make a dummy file....probably something to do with the name lol

[blueshogun96]

[lordvader129]

[blueshogun96]

Oh yeah, i forgot to mention the even bigger reason why i prefer this method above any others. The files created by this program here can be greatly compressed in a .rar or .zip (.rar is better). So a dummy file that's 100MB can be 40k. This way I don't have to start digging in my hard drive for large files, and I don't have to group em together which wastes valuable hard drive space. Although I have 80 gigs, it's still not enough for me because i'm always downloading things over 100MB. I'm not trying to make anything complicated here, I just like to share my findings so that others may find it useful. My soul is fueled by doing good deeds.

[--tinman--]

Files made by the Dummy File Maker are EXTREMELY compressible as well.. PLUS you specify the size you want made and POOF...

way too easy