> > What do you want to do with the NID? Does it need to have a valid short > name > and/or long name associated with it (so OBJ_sn2nid etc work) but no valid > OID > or do you just need a NID value? > > You're right that currently OBJ_create() needs a valid OID passed to it: > you > can't pass a NULL to create an "OIDless NID" as you can by editing > objects.txt. > > Yes, that is exactly what I'm trying to achieve, an "OIDless OBJ", with NID, shortname and long name associated, but I would need to do that without editing objects.txt (requiring patching and recompilation for anyone willing to use my engine).
I tried using OBJ_create() with NULL or an empty string for the OID, but currently it checks that the given OID is actually a valid one. Is there any workaround to avoid this other than issuing my own OID? Thanks, Nicola Tuveri
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