DBCFile Reader

[Nesox]

Found this on EON but i guess it cant hurt to post it here aswell, delicious copy pasta

original post on eon, DBCFile Reader Credits to testout2

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;

namespace Word.GameData.DBC
{
    internal class DBC<T> : IEnumerable where T : new()
    {
        private T[] Entrys;

        /* 
        1    Signature       String       (4-bytes) string, always 'WDBC' 
        2    Records       Integer    (4-bytes) number of records in the file 
        3    Fields          Integer    (4-bytes) number of fields per record 
        4    Record Size       Integer    (4-bytes) Fields*FieldSize (FieldSize is usually 4, but not always) 
        5    String Block Size    Integer    Size of the string block 
         */

        public uint Signature;
        public uint Records;
        public uint Fields;
        public uint RecordWidth;
        public uint StringSize;

        protected uint StringOffset;

        protected BinaryReader stream;

        protected DBC()
            : this(null)
        {
        }

        string[] stri;
        int[] offsets;

        protected DBC(string filename)
        {
            if (filename == null)
                filename = this.GetType().Name;

            //filename = "C:\\temp\\DBFilesClient\\DBFilesClient\\BankBagSlotPrices.dbc";
            FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(string.Format("DBfilesClient\\{0}.dbc", filename));
            //BinaryReader stream = new BinaryReader(fs);

            stream = new BinaryReader(fs);//MPQManager.GetFile("DBfilesClient\\" + filename + ".dbc"));

            Signature = stream.ReadUInt32();
            Records = stream.ReadUInt32();
            Fields = stream.ReadUInt32();
            RecordWidth = stream.ReadUInt32();
            StringSize = stream.ReadUInt32();

            StringOffset = Records * RecordWidth + 20;

            Entrys = new T[Records];

            //ConsoleBar cb = new ConsoleBar("Loading " + filename + ".dbc (" + Records + " records)", (int)Records);
            Console.WriteLine("Loading {0}.dbc (Records {1})", filename, Records);

            byte[] strings = new byte[StringSize];

            stream.BaseStream.Position = StringOffset;
            stream.BaseStream.Read(strings, 0, (int)StringSize);
            stream.BaseStream.Position = 20;

            var enc = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding();

            stri = enc.GetString(strings).Split('\0');
            offsets = new int[stri.Length];

            int oo = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < stri.Length; i++)
            {
                offsets[i] = oo;
                oo += enc.GetByteCount(stri[i] + "\0");
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < Records; i++)
            {
                MoveToRecord(i);
                Entrys[i] = Read();
                //cb.Step();
            }

            stri = null;
            offsets = null;

            stream.Close();

            //cb.End();
        }

        protected void MoveToRecord(int i)
        {
            if (stream.BaseStream.Position != 20 + i * RecordWidth)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("dbc was " + (stream.BaseStream.Position - (20 + i * RecordWidth)) + " bytes over");
                stream.BaseStream.Position = 20 + i * RecordWidth;
            }
        }

        protected string ReadString(int offset)
        {
            if (offset >= 0 && offset < StringSize)
            {
                int j = Array.BinarySearch<int>(offsets, offset);

                if (j > -1)
                    return stri[j];
                else
                    return "";
            }
            else
            {
                return "";
            }
        }

        protected T Read()
        {
            T o = new T();

            foreach (var v in typeof(T).GetFields())
            {
                if (v.FieldType == typeof(string))
                {
                    string str = ReadString(stream.ReadInt32());
                    v.SetValue(o, str);
                }
                else if (v.FieldType == typeof(LocalizedString))
                {
                    LocalizedString ls;

                    ls.Strings = new string[16];

                    for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
                        ls.Strings[i] = ReadString(stream.ReadInt32());

                    ls.mask = stream.ReadUInt32();

                    v.SetValue(o, ls);
                }
                else if (v.FieldType == typeof(float))
                {
                    Single s = stream.ReadSingle();
                    v.SetValue(o, s);
                }
                else if (v.FieldType == typeof(int))
                {
                    Int32 i = stream.ReadInt32();
                    v.SetValue(o, i);
                }
                else if (v.FieldType == typeof(uint))
                {
                    UInt32 i = stream.ReadUInt32();
                    v.SetValue(o, i);
                }
                else if (v.FieldType == typeof(bool))
                {
                    UInt32 i = stream.ReadUInt32();
                    v.SetValue(o, (i > 0));
                }
                else if (v.FieldType.BaseType == typeof(Enum))
                {
                    if (Enum.GetUnderlyingType(v.FieldType) == typeof(UInt32))
                    {
                        UInt32 i = stream.ReadUInt32();
                        v.SetValue(o, i);
                    }
                    else if (Enum.GetUnderlyingType(v.FieldType) == typeof(int))
                    {
                        int i = stream.ReadInt32();
                        v.SetValue(o, i);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        stream.ReadBytes(4);
                    }
                }
                else if (v.FieldType.BaseType == typeof(int))
                {
                    int i = stream.ReadInt32();
                    v.SetValue(o, i);
                }
                else
                {
                    stream.ReadBytes(4);
                }
            }

            return o;
        }

        #region IEnumerable Members

        public IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator()
        {
            foreach (T t in Entrys)
            {
                yield return t;
            }
        }

        public T this[int index]
        {
            get { return Entrys[index]; }
        }
        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
        {
            foreach (T t in Entrys)
            {
                yield return t;
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }

    struct LocalizedString
    {
        public string this[int index]
        {
            get
            {
                return Strings[index];
            }
        }

        public string[] Strings;
        public UInt32 mask;

        public override string ToString()
        {
            string s = "Ls(";
            foreach (string t in Strings)
                s += t + ",";
            s += mask.ToString("x") + ")";
            return s;
        }
    }
}

Some of the dbc structures

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace Word.GameData.DBC
{
    class ItemBagFamily : DBC<ItemBagFamily.ItemBagFamilyEntry>
    {
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public class ItemBagFamilyEntry
        {
            /*
            Column	Field 	    Type 	
            1 	    ID	        Integer 	
            2-10 	sRefName 	String + Loc	
            */
            public int ID;
            public LocalizedString sRefName;
            
        }
    }

    class ItemClass : DBC<ItemClass.ItemClassEntry>
    {
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public class ItemClassEntry
        {
            /*
            Column	Field 		Type 		Notes 
            1 	ID 		Integer 	
            2 	Subclass? 	Integer 	pointing back to an other ID ;)
            3 	isWeapon? 	Boolean 	Only set on id=2 (name="Weapon", subclass=2)
            4-12 	Name 		String + Loc
            */
            public int ID;
            public int Subclass;
            public bool isWeapon;
            public LocalizedString Name;
        }
    }

    class ItemDisenchantLoot : DBC<ItemDisenchantLoot.ItemDisenchantLootEntry>
    {
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public class ItemDisenchantLootEntry
        {
            /*
            Column	Field 		Type 		Notes 
            1 	ID 		Integer 	
            2 	Unknown 	Integer 	values are either 2 or 4 (Theory iRefID_ItemClass, 2 = Weapons, 4 = Armor) 
            3 	Unknown 	BitMask 	
            4 	Unknown 	Integer 	values are 2, 3, or 4 (Theory Quality: 2=Uncommon, 3=Rare, 4=Epic) 
            5 	Unknown 	Integer 	Theory Minimum Item Level 
            6 	Unknown 	Integer 	Theory Maximum Item Level 
            7 	Unknown 	Integer 	sRef to somewhere? 
            8 	Unknown 	Integer 	
            */

            public int ID;
            public int unknown1;
            public int unknown2;
            public int unknown3;
            public int unknown4;
            public int unknown5;
            public int unknown6;
            public int unknown7;
        }
    }

    class BankBagSlotPrices : DBC<BankBagSlotPrices.BankBagSlotPricesEntry>
    {
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public class BankBagSlotPricesEntry
        {
            /*
            1 	ID 	Integer 	
            2 	Price 	Integer 	As said, in copper.
            */

            public int ID;
            public int Prices;

        }
    }

    class Map : DBC<Map.MapEntry>
    {
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public class MapEntry
        {
            /* 
            Column    Field          Type           Notes 
            1    ID          Integer        
            2    Internalname       String          reference to World\Map\ [...] \ 
            3    AreaType       Integer       0=norm; 1=dungeon; 2=raid; 3=pvp_zone; 4=arena 
            4    IsBattleground       Boolean       Simple flag for battleground maps 
            5-13    sRefName       String + Loc      Name (displayed on World Map for example) 
            14    MinLevel       Integer       Minimum level to enter, only set for Battlegrounds / Arenas 
            15    MaxLevel       Integer       Maximum level, only set for Battlegrounds / Arenas 
            16    MaxPlayers       Integer       Maximum amount of players, only set for Battlegrounds / Arenas 
            17    Unknown       Signed Integer       -1 for all except BlackRockSpire & BlackrockDepths (0) & PVPZone02 (azshara) 
            18    Unknown       Float          only set on PVPZone01 & 02 (Alterac and Azshara) 
            19    Unknown       Float          only set on PVPZone01 & 02 (Alterac and Azshara) 
            20    iRefID_AreaTable    Integer       Ref to ID in AreaTable.dbc    
            21-29    Description_1       String + Loc      Shown for Horde 
            30-38    Description_2       String + Loc      Shown for Alliance    
            39    iRefID_LoadingScreens    Integer 
            40    LevelSteps       Integer       Increment in level per battlefield instance 
            41    Unknown       Boolean       All 1 except for Blackfathom Deeps 
            42    Unknown       Float          All 1.0 except of PVPZone04 (Arathi) 
            43-51    Unknown       String + Loc       No mapping to string block (6320). 
            52-60    HeroicRequirement    String + Loc       Used to describe requirement for heroic dungeons. 
            61-69    Unknown       String + Loc       No mapping to string block (6320). 
            70    parentMap       Signed Integer     Parent Map-ID, not always right. -1 for unfinished/unaccesable zones (and continents in Azeroth). 
            71    Unknown       Float            
            72    Unknown       Float            
            73    Unknown       BitMask*       Raid. 0x93A80 = 40/25/10-man raid, 0x3F480 = 20-man raid, 0x15180 = ? (only for ED) 
            74    wingedDungeon       Integer       86400 (0x15180) if winged. (doesn't apply to raid dungeons) 
            75    Flybox               Boolean                 1 for maps with ADT files containing MFBO chunk (Flybox), 0 for the others. 
            */
            public int ID;
            public string Internalname1;
            public MapTypes AreaType;
            public bool IsBattleground;
            public LocalizedString sRefName;
            public int iRefID_AreaTable;
            public LocalizedString Description_1;
            public LocalizedString Description_2;
            public int iRefID_LoadingScreens;
            public float Unknown4;
            public LocalizedString NormalRequirement;
            public LocalizedString HeroicRequirement;
            public LocalizedString Unknown6;
            public int Unknown3;
            public float StartX;
            public float StartY;
            public int resetRaid;
            public int resetHeroic;
            public int parentMap;
            public int Unknown7;
            public int Unknown8;
            public int Addon;
        }

        public enum MapTypes
        {
            MAP_COMMON = 0,
            MAP_INSTANCE = 1,
            MAP_RAID = 2,
            MAP_BATTLEGROUND = 3,
            MAP_ARENA = 4
        };
    }

Here's how you use it

Map _Map = new Map();
            foreach (Map.MapEntry Entry in _Map)
                Console.WriteLine("ID:{0} Name:{1}", Entry.ID, Entry.Internalname1);

Output

ID:0 Name:Azeroth
ID:1 Name:Kalimdor
ID:13 Name:test
ID:25 Name:ScottTest
ID:29 Name:Test
ID:30 Name:PVPZone01
ID:33 Name:Shadowfang
ID:34 Name:StormwindJail
ID:35 Name:StormwindPrison
ID:36 Name:DeadminesInstance
ID:37 Name:PVPZone02
ID:42 Name:Collin
ID:43 Name:WailingCaverns
ID:44 Name:Monastery
ID:47 Name:RazorfenKraulInstance
ID:48 Name:Blackfathom
ID:70 Name:Uldaman
ID:90 Name:GnomeragonInstance
ID:109 Name:SunkenTemple
ID:129 Name:RazorfenDowns
ID:169 Name:EmeraldDream
ID:189 Name:MonasteryInstances
ID:209 Name:TanarisInstance
ID:229 Name:BlackRockSpire
ID:230 Name:BlackrockDepths
ID:249 Name:OnyxiaLairInstance
ID:269 Name:CavernsOfTime
ID:289 Name:SchoolofNecromancy
ID:309 Name:Zul'gurub
ID:329 Name:Stratholme
ID:349 Name:Mauradon
ID:369 Name:DeeprunTram
ID:389 Name:OrgrimmarInstance
ID:409 Name:MoltenCore
ID:429 Name:DireMaul
ID:449 Name:AlliancePVPBarracks
ID:450 Name:HordePVPBarracks
ID:451 Name:development
ID:469 Name:BlackwingLair
ID:489 Name:PVPZone03
ID:509 Name:AhnQiraj
ID:529 Name:PVPZone04
ID:530 Name:Expansion01
ID:531 Name:AhnQirajTemple
ID:532 Name:Karazahn
ID:533 Name:Stratholme Raid
ID:534 Name:HyjalPast
ID:540 Name:HellfireMilitary
ID:542 Name:HellfireDemon
ID:543 Name:HellfireRampart
ID:544 Name:HellfireRaid
ID:545 Name:CoilfangPumping
ID:546 Name:CoilfangMarsh
ID:547 Name:CoilfangDraenei
ID:548 Name:CoilfangRaid
ID:550 Name:TempestKeepRaid
ID:552 Name:TempestKeepArcane
ID:553 Name:TempestKeepAtrium
ID:554 Name:TempestKeepFactory
ID:555 Name:AuchindounShadow
ID:556 Name:AuchindounDemon
ID:557 Name:AuchindounEthereal
ID:558 Name:AuchindounDraenei
ID:559 Name:PVPZone05
ID:560 Name:HillsbradPast
ID:562 Name:bladesedgearena
ID:564 Name:BlackTemple
ID:565 Name:GruulsLair
ID:566 Name:NetherstormBG
ID:568 Name:ZulAman
ID:571 Name:Northrend
ID:572 Name:PVPLordaeron
ID:573 Name:ExteriorTest
ID:574 Name:Valgarde70
ID:575 Name:UtgardePinnacle
ID:576 Name:Nexus70
ID:578 Name:Nexus80
ID:580 Name:SunwellPlateau
ID:582 Name:Transport176244
ID:584 Name:Transport176231
ID:585 Name:Sunwell5ManFix
ID:586 Name:Transport181645
ID:587 Name:Transport177233
ID:588 Name:Transport176310
ID:589 Name:Transport175080
ID:590 Name:Transport176495
ID:591 Name:Transport164871
ID:592 Name:Transport186238
ID:593 Name:Transport20808
ID:594 Name:Transport187038
ID:595 Name:StratholmeCOT
ID:596 Name:Transport187263
ID:597 Name:CraigTest
ID:598 Name:Sunwell5Man
ID:599 Name:Ulduar70
ID:600 Name:DrakTheronKeep
ID:601 Name:Azjol_Uppercity
ID:602 Name:Ulduar80
ID:603 Name:UlduarRaid
ID:604 Name:GunDrak
ID:605 Name:development_nonweighted
ID:606 Name:QA_DVD
ID:607 Name:NorthrendBG
ID:608 Name:DalaranPrison
ID:609 Name:DeathKnightStart
ID:610 Name:Transport_Tirisfal _Vengeance_Landing
ID:612 Name:Transport_Menethil_Valgarde
ID:613 Name:Transport_Orgrimmar_Warsong_Hold
ID:614 Name:Transport_Stormwind_Valiance_Keep
ID:615 Name:ChamberOfAspectsBlack
ID:616 Name:NexusRaid
ID:617 Name:DalaranArena
ID:618 Name:OrgrimmarArena
ID:619 Name:Azjol_LowerCity
ID:620 Name:Transport_Moa'ki_Unu'pe
ID:621 Name:Transport_Moa'ki_Kamagua
ID:622 Name:Transport192241
ID:623 Name:Transport192242

[Xarg0]

LOL, EON is actually the name of an electricity company in europe (mainly germany), I'd never found out that you're refering to Edge of nowhere without that link xD

I hope you understand that I can't afford to give you some +rep for this copy pasta, but anyways it's always good to gather information from other forums aswell.
So instead of a +rep you get a thump up :biggthumpup:

[Robske]

Oh like that aye

:biggthumpup:

[Nesox]

Oh like that aye

:biggthumpup:

gratz to contrib Robske