diff --git a/WFObj.cc b/WFObj.cc
index 9320fb9..708131c 100644
--- a/WFObj.cc
+++ b/WFObj.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
 #include "WFObj.hh"
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -83,23 +84,54 @@ int WFObj::filesize(const char * filename)
 	return st.st_size;
 }
 
-bool WFObj::load(const string & filename, loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture)
+bool WFObj::load(const string & filename,
+                 loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture,
+                 loadFileFunc_t loadFile)
 {
 	clear();
 
-	int size = filesize(filename.c_str());
-	if (size < 1)
-		return false;
+    if (loadFile)
+    {
+        unsigned int size;
+        const char * filedat = (char *) loadFile(filename.c_str(), &size);
+        if (filedat && size > 0)
+        {
+            string str(filedat, size);
+            stringstream istr(str, ios_base::in);
+            load(istr, size);
+        }
+        else
+            return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        int size = filesize(filename.c_str());
+        if (size < 1)
+            return false;
 
-	ifstream ifs(filename.c_str());
-	if (!ifs.is_open())
-		return false;
+        ifstream ifs(filename.c_str());
+        if (!ifs.is_open())
+            return false;
+
+        load(ifs, size);
+
+        ifs.close();
+    }
+
+	m_loadTexture = loadTexture;
+	m_loadFile = loadFile;
+	m_fileName = filename;
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool WFObj::load(std::istream & istr, unsigned int size)
+{
 	char buf[size+1];
 
 	string buildup;
-	while (ifs.good())
+	while (istr.good())
 	{
-		ifs.getline(buf, size+1);
+		istr.getline(buf, size+1);
 		string input = trimString(buf);
 		int sz = input.size();
 		if (sz == 0 || input[0] == '#')
@@ -115,14 +147,9 @@ bool WFObj::load(const string & filename, loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture)
 		buildup = "";
 		processInputLine(input);
 	}
-
-	ifs.close();
-	m_loadTexture = loadTexture;
-	m_fileName = filename;
 	return true;
 }
 
-
 void WFObj::processInputLine(const std::string & input)
 {
 	string line = input;
@@ -284,7 +311,9 @@ GLuint WFObj::render()
 		{
 			if (m_data[i].size() >= 2)
 			{
-				material.load(basePath(m_fileName) + m_data[i][1], m_loadTexture);
+				material.load(basePath(m_fileName) + m_data[i][1],
+				              m_loadTexture,
+				              m_loadFile);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -370,23 +399,53 @@ int WFMtl::filesize(const char * filename)
 	return st.st_size;
 }
 
-bool WFMtl::load(const string & filename, WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture)
+bool WFMtl::load(const string & filename,
+                 WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture,
+                 WFObj::loadFileFunc_t loadFile)
 {
 	clear();
 
-	int size = filesize(filename.c_str());
-	if (size < 1)
-		return false;
+    if (loadFile)
+    {
+        unsigned int size;
+        const char * filedat = (char *) loadFile(filename.c_str(), &size);
+        if (filedat && size > 0)
+        {
+            string str(filedat, size);
+            stringstream istr(str, ios_base::in);
+            load(istr, size);
+        }
+        else
+            return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        int size = filesize(filename.c_str());
+        if (size < 1)
+            return false;
 
-	ifstream ifs(filename.c_str());
-	if (!ifs.is_open())
-		return false;
+        ifstream ifs(filename.c_str());
+        if (!ifs.is_open())
+            return false;
+
+        load(ifs, size);
+
+        ifs.close();
+    }
+
+	m_loadTexture = loadTexture;
+	m_fileName = filename;
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool WFMtl::load(std::istream & istr, unsigned int size)
+{
 	char buf[size+1];
 
 	string buildup;
-	while (ifs.good())
+	while (istr.good())
 	{
-		ifs.getline(buf, size+1);
+		istr.getline(buf, size+1);
 		string input = trimString(buf);
 		int sz = input.size();
 		if (sz == 0 || input[0] == '#')
@@ -402,10 +461,6 @@ bool WFMtl::load(const string & filename, WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture)
 		buildup = "";
 		processInputLine(input);
 	}
-
-	ifs.close();
-	m_loadTexture = loadTexture;
-	m_fileName = filename;
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/WFObj.hh b/WFObj.hh
index 4adaa21..39dd915 100644
--- a/WFObj.hh
+++ b/WFObj.hh
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ class WFObj
 {
 public:
 	typedef GLuint (*loadTextureFunc_t)(const char * texture);
-	bool load(const std::string & filename, loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture);
+	typedef void * (*loadFileFunc_t)(const char * filename,
+	                                 unsigned int * length);
+	bool load(const std::string & filename,
+	          loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture = NULL,
+	          loadFileFunc_t loadFile = NULL);
 	GLuint render();
 	const float * const getAABB() { return m_aabb; }
 
@@ -31,10 +35,12 @@ protected:
 	Vertex readVertex(const std::vector<std::string> & parts);
 	void parseVertexIndices(const std::string & vtxref, int * ret);
 	void updateAABB(const float * const vertex);
+	bool load(std::istream & istr, unsigned int size);
 
 	/* variables */
 	std::vector< std::vector<std::string> > m_data;
 	loadTextureFunc_t m_loadTexture;
+	loadFileFunc_t m_loadFile;
 	std::string m_fileName;
 	float m_aabb[6];
 	bool m_loadedVertex;
@@ -44,7 +50,9 @@ protected:
 class WFMtl
 {
 public:
-	bool load(const std::string & filename, WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture);
+	bool load(const std::string & filename,
+	          WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture = NULL,
+	          WFObj::loadFileFunc_t loadFile = NULL);
 	void renderBegin(const std::string & mtlname);
 	void renderEnd(const std::string & mtlname);
 
@@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ protected:
 	int filesize(const char * filename);
 	void processInputLine(const std::string & input);
 	void pushAttributes();
+	bool load(std::istream & istr, unsigned int size);
 
 	/* variables */
 	std::map< std::string, std::vector< std::vector<std::string> > > m_data;