SE4 Scripting in Python (templatizer again)

[Nodachi]

How's this coming along, Ed?
BTW, the link for this is incorrect on your site.

[Ed Kolis]

Oh, I've fallen into one of those lulls again... I've tried working on it a few times, and I think I have one thing figured out but then another problem crops up... and given that I don't get around to working on it every day that can take a while

Right now I have the linear interpolation function working (I think) but something's wrong with the geometric and logarithmic functions and I want to make sure that it's not something in the code (as opposed to just a bad formula definition in formulas.txt) before I release anything... and right now the prospects aren't looking too good

Plus then I still have to add those new features to the templatizer itself - the usage of more than 3 level variables, the definition of user-defined functions, etc. That all shouldn't be too hard because it's primarily just calling methods I already have defined (or copying and pasting ), rather than writing a lot of new code.

[Ed Kolis]

All right, the bad news is I gave up on the .NET-powered templatizer... the good news is I moved to Java!

This was actually prompted by my switch to Linux; Mono's IDE isn't very developed at this point, whereas with Java you can use NetBeans.

Well, over the past 3 days I completely rewrote the templatizer part of the program, and gave up on the expression evaluator - because I finally found one that does exactly what I want, only it's even better than the one I wrote!

Have a look at this:
http://directory.fsf.org/science/math/calc.html

One problem I foresee is that it's called "calc" which is the name of the standard Windows calculator... well I could put in a dialog to locate the "real" calc, but for now - hey, who uses the crappy Windows calculator anyway? Just rename it!

The templatizer is almost working again, and it even has a GUI, but the thing I'm stuck on right now is trying to get the thing to not skip tech grids! It would be much easier if I weren't trying to support an unlimited number of tech grids... the very first templatizer supported 3; would 16 do? I say this because if I have a set number of grids, I can use nested for loops, but with an unlimited number, I have to use recursion and that gets messy!

Unless SJ wants to help me out, seeing as he's solved this problem already, even though I'm trying to make something that will compete with his Tech Gridder... hey, I did give up on .NET

[Ed Kolis]

Templatizer 3 is here!!!!!
http://home.fuse.net/koliset/SE4/tem...-3.0.0.tar.bz2
You'll need the aforementioned calc program, as well as the latest Java (not .NET) runtime.
Questions? Comments?

[Ed Kolis]

I just fixed up some bugs... c'mon, somebody download this thing & try it out! Get calc and see if it works on Windows - it's a pretty nifty tool
http://home.fuse.net/koliset/SE4/tem...-3.0.1.tar.bz2

[Ed Kolis]

Fixed another bug, or maybe broke something else, who knows/cares, I'm tired...
http://home.fuse.net/koliset/SE4/tem...-3.0.2.tar.bz2

[leo1434]

Isn't it possible to distribute an .exe file, or give more complete intructions on how to use this tool?