Question for datafile modders

[rickeysue]

I can get the datafile decompressed to the point where it can be edited (datafileEdit), but no matter whether I use EAZip, Snepp's batch files, or Knight Owl's utility for MVP 2k4, I can't recompress the datafile. I get fatal error messages etc. All I need is a way to recompress the file so that it is ready to be re-inserted into the game. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick

[spitoon]

I can get the datafile decompressed to the point where it can be edited (datafileEdit), but no matter whether I use EAZip, Snepp's batch files, or Knight Owl's utility for MVP 2k4, I can't recompress the datafile. I get fatal error messages etc. All I need is a way to recompress the file so that it is ready to be re-inserted into the game. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick

I use a batch file with the following:

echo on

eazip -c datafileEdit.txt

pause

Then you'd have to rename datafileEdit.txt to datafile.txt....

What kind of error messages are you getting?

[rickeysue]

Thanks a million Spitoon. Your way was the charm. I knew it would be this easy. Rick

[AcousticNut]

I ran into the same thing last night when I tried to edit the data file. After recompressing the data file, I was getting a runtime error when the game was loading (after choosing teams and options).

Thanks for the info Spitoon, I'll have to give that batch a shot.

[spitoon]

Cool,

I use two batch files...one to compress, as above and:

echo on

eazip -u datafile.txt

pause

to uncompress...

So basically the proceedure is:

uncompress

edit/save

recompress

copy and paste edited datafile.txt into /data folder.

I do all this from a folder I have created for modding purposes only.