[Pocus]

parsing a .map file : browsing the file and understanding his content/data structure.

so if I understand well, there is no utility which can show the data structure of a .map file in a more friendly manner (with controls, boxes, drop down list, etc.).

as I'm developing the utility which can modify some of the attributes of a scenario file (randomly giving additional starting provinces, etc.), I will perhaps add some features which enable the end user to change or get statistics on some other parameters of your file format (changing the title, naming provinces, knowing how many prov are scripted etc.). I would not like to reinvent the wheel, but if you have not made this utility, I can see what can be done.