text editor

[Bruno Rodolfo]

to create some mods, you need to edit text (usually found in STATS and WRF), but they appear like this(Using Notepad):

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A0ADemolishStructure,DEMOLISH,Level All,SOFT,0,1,1,Concrete,10,1,6,400,1,0,1,150,1,1,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,icdozer.PIE,0,0,0A0BaBaBunker,DEFENSE,Level One Two,BUNKER,0,1,1,Concrete,10,1,12,600,1,100,1,150,255,1,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,blbrbbnk.PIE,0,0,1A0BabaCornerWall,CORNER WALL,Level All,SOFT,0,1,1,Concrete,3,2,5,300,10,20,1,0,255,0,ZNULLECM,ZNULLSENSOR,0,BLBRBCR1.PIE,0,0,0A0BaBaFactory,FACTORY,Level One,MEDIUM,2,2,1,Concrete,1,2,5,400,1,20,25,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,ZNULLSENSOR,0,BLBRBFAC.PIE,0,1,0A0BaBaFlameTower,DEFENSE,Level One,MEDIUM,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,400,0,100,1,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,Blbrtowf.pie,0,0,1
A0BaBaGunTower,DEFENSE,Level One-Two,MEDIUM,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,400,0,100,1,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,BLBRBTW1.PIE,0,0,1A0BaBaGunTowerEND,DEFENSE,Level One-Two,MEDIUM,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,400,0,20,1,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,Blbrbtw2.PIE,0,0,1A0BaBaHorizontalWall,WALL,Level All,SOFT,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,300,0,10,1,0,255,0,ZNULLECM,BaBaSensor,0,BLBRBWLH.PIE,0,1,0

I need a text editor that looks like this:

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A0ADemolishStructure,DEMOLISH,Level All,SOFT,0,1,1,Concrete,10,1,6,400,1,0,1,150,1,1,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,icdozer.PIE,0,0,0
A0BaBaBunker,DEFENSE,Level One-Two,BUNKER,0,1,1,Concrete,10,1,12,600,1,100,1,150,255,1,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,blbrbbnk.PIE,0,0,1
A0BabaCornerWall,CORNER WALL,Level All,SOFT,0,1,1,Concrete,3,2,5,300,10,20,1,0,255,0,ZNULLECM,ZNULLSENSOR,0,BLBRBCR1.PIE,0,0,0
A0BaBaFactory,FACTORY,Level One,MEDIUM,2,2,1,Concrete,1,2,5,400,1,20,25,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,ZNULLSENSOR,0,BLBRBFAC.PIE,0,1,0
A0BaBaFlameTower,DEFENSE,Level One,MEDIUM,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,400,0,100,1,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,Blbrtowf.pie,0,0,1
A0BaBaGunTower,DEFENSE,Level One-Two,MEDIUM,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,400,0,100,1,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,BLBRBTW1.PIE,0,0,1
A0BaBaGunTowerEND,DEFENSE,Level One-Two,MEDIUM,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,400,0,20,1,150,255,0,ZNULLECM,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1,Blbrbtw2.PIE,0,0,1
A0BaBaHorizontalWall,WALL,Level All,SOFT,0,1,1,Concrete,10,2,7,300,0,10,1,0,255,0,ZNULLECM,BaBaSensor,0,BLBRBWLH.PIE,0,1,0

[stiv]

I would need more coffee to see the differences in your two examples, but one way to deal with the files is to suck them into a spreadsheet and have at it.

Personally, I am thinking the whole mess needs to be stuffed back into a database where it can be managed easily and the necessary text files for the game can be generated automagically.

[Bruno Rodolfo]

I would need more coffee to see the differences in your two examples, but one way to deal with the files is to suck them into a spreadsheet and have at it.

Personally, I am thinking the whole mess needs to be stuffed back into a database where it can be managed easily and the necessary text files for the game can be generated automagically.

as you said, are only examples, but every time when I see some version download of warzone, everything appears stuck!
and if it was coffee, I was already crazy!!

[Nick Morro]

to create some mods, you need to edit text (usually found in STATS and WRF), but they appear like this(Using Notepad):
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I need a text editor that looks like this:
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Windows Notepad is the only known text editor that does not support LF-style linebreaks, at least according to this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison ... ne_support
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You can fix your problem by using literally any other text editor or operating system. Notepad++ is a popular one: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
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I would additionally advise to simply stop using text editors, and rather simply rename structures.txt to structures.csv and edit them using a CSV editor such as Excel.
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Personally, I am thinking the whole mess needs to be stuffed back into a database where it can be managed easily and the necessary text files for the game can be generated automagically.

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Forgive me for my ignorance, but is there anything we need a database to do that cannot be done using a spreadsheet editor?
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[lav_coyote25]

and in backing up nick morro - notepad++ is awesome... also - if i remember correctly there was / is an excel file with all that information form the original... some one had thought of using excel for this a long time ago.

[milo christiansen]

Comments in the code make it look like a DB was used by the original devs.

I use Notepad++ for everything almost. In the scripting forum there is a udl file for wzscript that you may find helpful.

[Bruno Rodolfo]

to create some mods, you need to edit text (usually found in STATS and WRF), but they appear like this(Using Notepad):
...
I need a text editor that looks like this:
...

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Windows Notepad is the only known text editor that does not support LF-style linebreaks, at least according to this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison ... ne_support
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You can fix your problem by using literally any other text editor or operating system. Notepad++ is a popular one: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
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I would additionally advise to simply stop using text editors, and rather simply rename structures.txt to structures.csv and edit them using a CSV editor such as Excel.

Nick Morro, thanks for the info on the notepad, it is helping me a lot!

[Nick Morro]

and in backing up nick morro - notepad++ is awesome... also - if i remember correctly there was / is an excel file with all that information form the original... some one had thought of using excel for this a long time ago.

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I am confused. The game's text files are currently in a format Excel can recognize; that has not changed. Again, simply rename structures.txt to structures.csv and open it with Excel.
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[stiv]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but is there anything we need a database to do that cannot be done using a spreadsheet editor?

A reasonable question. It is a question of convenience and ease of use. Once you start messing with text files, you will notice certain pieces of information, like a body name, will be repeated in multiple places. In order to modify or add something, you need to make edits to multiple files and woe unto you if you miss one or the names doe not match exactly. Putting the information in a database would make maintenance and modification easier.

This is not an original idea. As I understand, Pumpkin did it originally. The information was originally stored in an Access database and the text files were generated from that.

As a side note, OpenOffice Calc will open the text files in a spreadsheet (they are in Comma Separated Value format or CSV) without renaming them.

[Rman Virgil]

................ It is a question of convenience and ease of use. Once you start messing with text files, you will notice certain pieces of information, like a body name, will be repeated in multiple places. In order to modify or add something, you need to make edits to multiple files and woe unto you if you miss one or the names doe not match exactly. Putting the information in a database would make maintenance and modification easier.

This is not an original idea. As I understand, Pumpkin did it originally. The information was originally stored in an Access database and the text files were generated from that.
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That is so. Pumpkin gave us a copy of the Access db for Halloween '99 (among other dev goodies.). A fitting gesture.

The same guiding principle was used in building the best WZ Mod Editor yet to be created - WZCK aka Warzone Customizer Kit (Development initiated by Troman and brought to fruition by Stratadrake who also created PIE Slicer). Making complex mods with WZCK was piece of cake joy - a far cry from what it is now.

- Rman

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