file/mod comparing

[Dubious]

Ah, "an option to select all of the different component from one file could save some work". Now I see what you meant. I agree. Anything to speed the process.

Regarding the belabored point. I think I see now. I have made a few mods to the TDM components file, but they are in the nature of the addition of abilities to existing components. You aren't checking for such differences as yet. But since I have the same components (name and number) as the game files, I'm not seeing any change in the number of "differences" between the two file comparisons. I'll have to make a test Version with additions and deletions for the future.

You should consider including a "readme.txt" file in your ZIP package which points out some of these subtleties. Mention the "Tractor Beam II" problem, even though it's fixed in the latest patch, because someone may use the program against the older files.

Glad to hear editing won't be a problem to implement, but the news on value specific comparing surprises me. I presume you have loop structures, so perhaps the issue is a lack of regular expression parsing? Having to cobble the equivalent of "grep" together would be a lot of work at that. Sure there isn't an add-in available?

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A lot of chuckles on that site. Thanks for the link. Amazing how many similar poor questions as well.

[Lemmy]

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I have made a few mods to the TDM components file, but they are in the nature of the addition of abilities to existing components. You aren't checking for such differences as yet.

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you mean the program doesn't count extra abilities as differences ?
I thought it does, well, it should anyway.

There should be a readme file, i still have to work on that one.


loop structures ??
regular expression parsing ??
uhm...i'm not sure i know what you're trying to say

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[This message has been edited by LemmyM (edited 21 June 2001).]