Linking .bb files

I am creating a game which will have several different levels etc. Some features will be common to all levels and I can manage these using the include command and functions.

What I need to know is , is there a way to call a .bb file from within another.

Basically when one level is complete I want to call the second level and clear the world then start with a new one.
Otherwise I will end up with a huge unmanageable file while working on it.
I know I could probably call each once compiled as an .exe
but just wondered if there is another way around this.

Perhaps I am going about this the wrong way....any ideas...

bb files just contain code... you can't call upon them just include them....

You could split the levels in functions in separate bb files and call the functions.

Yeah, try and set up a piece of code that reads data statements and loads in objects, characters, etc. according to the data statements.

i.e.

Function load_level()
Read level_no
Read level_mesh
Read no_objects
For loop=1 To no_objects
   Read level_object(loop)
   Read level_objectx(loop)
   Read level_objecty(loop)
   Read level_objectz(loop)
Next
End Function

Data 1,"level_1.b3d",3
Data "barrel.b3d",10,0,20
Data "crate.b3d",-3,0,10
Data "desk.b3d",1,0,-6

This sounds like a good way forward, I seem to be ending up with a lot of large one level games. This may be the answer.

Cheers

Well I am still a bit stuck here..

I seem to be quite good at writing most types of games, FPS, Resident Evil Types etc etc...Trouble is I always end up with one level and struggle to effectively link multiple levels.

The DATA idea sounded good but I cannot seem to make it work for me.

Because I use a lot of functions I need entities to be global, and I cannot put a global object into a funtion. If I could it would make things a lot easier.

Anyone with any ideas either how to make objects global, without them being global if you know what I mean...

Or other wasy of linking a lot of levels without becoming a huge mass of dodgy code....

You'll probably just have to load each level seperately.
I went through something similar to this
while coding my level editor. I originally
wanted to make the levels include files but
include files get included immediately.
Dynamic banks spring to mind. I don't know how
to do them but there's been quite a bit of discussion
about them. Might even be in the code archives.
Hope this helps...

Doggie

Arrays are global by default so if you load all of your objects into arrays like Ross' code above, they will BE global.

numObjects = 100
Dim level_object(numObjects)
Dim level_objectx(numObjects)
Dim level_objecty(numObjects)
Dim level_objectz(numObjects)

If you really want local variables you can pass them to your functions when your functions are called.

Object1 = ; a new object
MyFunction(Object1)

Function MyFunction(anObjectThatWillBeManipulatedInThisFunction)
;Do something
End Function