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Can weaponeditor take command line parameters

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I am looking to develop a program (assuming there already isn't one) that would allow me to run the weaponeditor on an existing .ini file to create a new weapondata.dat file

 

iow, I have a custom weapon , I have created an .ini file for it, I want to have an external program that will add the .ini file to the end of the weapondata.ini file, save the weapondata.ini file , then run (non interactively) the weaponeditor and create the new weapondata.dat file.

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Guest Saganuay82

Ah yeah, its called the Weapon Editor and Gun Editor and they come with the patches. Look for a folder in your main game folder. Its been around for awhile.

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Ah yeah, its called the Weapon Editor and Gun Editor and they come with the patches. Look for a folder in your main game folder. Its been around for awhile.

 

 

I think you misunderstood, I want to use the programs you mentioned in a non interactive way. IOW< run those programs with a command line parameter that will automatically create the weapondata.dat file.

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Well when you open the weapondata.ini and click Save in it, it creates a new dat. Isn't that what what you want?

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Well when you open the weapondata.ini and click Save in it, it creates a new dat. Isn't that what what you want?

 

Except that is interactive, I want to do it non interactive by simply passing it a command line parameter which includes the name of the weapondata.ini file, it then creates the weapondata.dat

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Why?

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Sorry no idea - You could ask TK at ThirdWire(Maybe?) - think they developed them.

 

It normally only takes a few secs to merge inis together and create the dat files manually so I would b surprised if anyone has looked into this.

Edited by CoolHand29

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Why?

 

I am writing an installer for an aircraft release. It has custom weapons and I want it to be 100% seamless for the users therefore I don't the users to have to edit any files, or manipulate .ini files in way.

 

Of course I don't want it to interfere with any other installations either. My theory being that I will load the current weapondata.ini , add my custom stuff to the end, read the last weapon number, make the appropriate changes to the ini and then create the .dat file from that.

Edited by mustang60348

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Sorry no idea - You could ask TK at ThirdWire(Maybe?) - think they developed them.

 

It normally only takes a few secs to merge inis together and create the dat files manually so I would b surprised if anyone has looked into this.

 

I agree, but this release 'needs' to be seamless for the users.

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Guest Saganuay82

Ahhhhh I see now.

 

Good idea and good luck if you get it to work. I don't know about most users but anything in this community that tries to do it for me, I shy away from. Too many chances to screw up my install. Even the Mirage factory auto installers I point to a blank folder on the desktop and drop it in there first.

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Ahhhhh I see now.

 

Good idea and good luck if you get it to work. I don't know about most users but anything in this community that tries to do it for me, I shy away from. Too many chances to screw up my install. Even the Mirage factory auto installers I point to a blank folder on the desktop and drop it in there first.

 

 

Normally I agree, but this release needs this.

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Guest Saganuay82

Well what is it then? What is so special it needs a special weapons editor?

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