[TOOL] String Editor 2.0

Updated to 2.0!

http://www.playtactical.com/files/Sins/StringEditor/SinsStringEditor_2.0.0.0.zip
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String Editor 2.0
 
The features included in this release are:
  • Loads\saves english.str file from the game directory
  • Edit existing and create new strings
  • Group filtering based on string ID
  • Configurable groups - add your own!
  • Supports multiple string items with the same name.
 
Overview
This tool has been designed to try and facilitate easy editing of the massive string file. Just looking at the contents gives me a headache, and anyone who wishes to do editing (not just adding new strings) of the file contents, I really feel for. So I wanted to create a tool that would simplify this. String groups can be created that filter the data into buckets which make it easier to find like-named items. I've supplied some sample items, but you can create your own.
 
The tool uses LINQ for parsing the data into the groups, and WPF for rendering the UI. Thus, it requires .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
 
Files
 
To do for the future releases:
  • Allow loading of any string file and saving to any destination
  • When saving, sort the file by ID
  • Fill out more groups
  • Better handling if you add new strings which have the same ID (you lose your change if you don't overwrite it)
  • Add extra meta data associated with the file - flag items with tags and filter off that!
  • Undo
  • Re-select the item after you edit it.
  • Possibly move to a grid control instead of a listview control. Better now, but not grids.
  • Fix any bugs found of course!

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
the links don't work

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this StringEditor1.0.zip does work though.

Pretty useful program will post more feedback when i have used it a bit.  :) 
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
thumbs have no links.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Sorry fixed all those things :)
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Anyone using this yet? I need feedback or I'll just be moving on to other editor related things :)
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
cant get it to run, keeps getting error. What is required to run this tool? I am missing something ...
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
cant get it to run, keeps getting error. What is required to run this tool? I am missing something ...
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yes tried now and i have the same problem

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
Would really really love to use this nifty-sounding tool, but I get the following error on execution:

SinsEditor has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
Sorry been in hospital because some family is in there.

It requires .NET framework 3.5.

If you don't have this and you're running the application and getting the crash, check to see if installing it will fix the problem.
Download .NET 3.5

If you do have .NET 3.5 (verify the folder %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\ exists) and get the crash can you give me some more information about what OS you're running and what service pack. Also where is your sins game installed at?
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
Vista 64 that may be problem. The only thing the program does on load is init dll's, load paths where files will be contained and load up the english.str file.

I'll tighten up the exception handling (i wasn't concerned with it at first) and see what we can find out. When it crashes, can you paste in all the details from the crash window? (if any)
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
Can I please grab a readme file for this, which I can package with the zip archive to distribute on FileFront?
Cheers
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
Haven't heard any responses on this yet.. I've uploaded a build that is the same but pops up a bunch of message boxes during load to hopefully nail the loading issue. Like I stated before, make sure you have installed Sins and you have .net 3.5 framework.

1.1 Test Build
Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top
It dies after Loading Cache. I have taken ownership, ran as administrator, and used compatibility modes back to win 98 with no success. Running Vista X64 with 4GB Ram and 4GB ReadyBoost. I will keep testing for you until you get it working. I am here every couple of days or here (7 Sins).
Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

Same problem on win 7 x64 -- nothing ran on orginal, the 1.1 test build loads cache and crashed.

 

"Description:
  Stopped working

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:    CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01:    sadsoft.sins.editor.exe
  Problem Signature 02:    1.0.0.1
  Problem Signature 03:    47f1604a
  Problem Signature 04:    SadSoft.Sins.Common
  Problem Signature 05:    1.0.0.0
  Problem Signature 06:    47ddbf7b
  Problem Signature 07:    25
  Problem Signature 08:    7d
  Problem Signature 09:    System.Exception
  OS Version:    6.1.7100.2.0.0.256.1
  Locale ID:    1033
"

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

I'll go grab the source, and update it, find the problem and fix it. I'll post when I'm done.

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

thnx :borg:

Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top

Sorry for the long delay. Lots of personal things and been having too much fun doing other things. This is practically a complete rewrite of the tool from the ground up. I hope it helps everyone out. It's much faster and flexible than before. It does require .NET 3.5 SP1

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

testing O:)

Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

Does this still exist? It would be very useful to save a lot of time editing the strings file.

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top
ThrakaAndy's latest reply is the above one which is quite old, also  the download links are dead. So it is impossible to get unless there is someone else who still have the tool and can/will upload it.
 
On another note, I have planned to add something similar to my own tool at some point.
Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top

I`d love this tool, but can`t find a way to download it. Links aren`t working..:(

Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top

given that my own string editor nearly burnt me out, I am not suprizsed that thrakaandy was burnt out by his one, and even the huge(56 gb) harpo sins archive does not have a copy.

harpo