So I figured that you use "/" to seperate out nested datafiles when I use find_datafile_object. But now when I get that datafile, I want to loop through it and load all bitmaps in that datafile. My code doesn't seem to be doing that.

temp = (BITMAP*)m_direction(i).dat; is not a bitmap. The width and height are not what the bitmap w and h are. I think I'm missing something.

m_direction(i).type is type DAT_FILE, but I don't understand why. m_direction should be the datafile, where m_direction(i).dat should be the first bitmap inside this nested datafile.

[EDIT]

        finalPath = get_datafile_property(m_direction,
                                   DAT_ID('N','A','M','E'));

That comes back with WEST, which is the right datafile. hmmm

        finalPath = get_datafile_property((DATAFILE*)m_direction<i>.dat,
                                   DAT_ID('N','A','M','E'));

Gives me the name of the first bitmap. But yet when I do:

temp = (BITMAP*)m_direction<i>.dat;

the width is like 21963458, where the real image width is 128

[EDIT]

for(i=0;m_direction<i>.type != DAT_END;i++)
{

That is looping through the outer datafile. It's looping through each direction datafile, not inside the direction datafile. I know this cause if I start to load the last direction in the datafile it iterates once and exits loop, and if I start at the first direction it loops however many direction there are. Since m_direction is the direction datafile, I need to loop through that datafile.

lion.dat
    --Stand.dat  "STAND"
        -West.dat   "WEST"    (=m_direction)
           --00.bmp

So if West.dat is m_direction wouldn't m_direction(i).dat be 00.bmp?