Thread: Character Converter
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April 22nd, 2024, 15:40 #21
Yea, you do get it. But the converter is so old and unmaintained I doubt the xml it creates will be compatible with current FGU. And the reason it got dropped in the first place, if I remember correctly, was that HL was changing their character format so often that SmiteWorks gave up on trying to keep the converter up to date with all the HL changes.
In short, the old converter is extremely unlikely to work with the new HL and new FG formats.
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April 22nd, 2024, 18:07 #22
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Some time ago I started a thread about this asking if there was any chance that SmiteWorks could release the code of the converter so that hopefully updating/maintaining it could become a community project. Unfortunately I got no answer on that specific question, although it was in the busy days following the release of FG 4.6. Maybe we'll have better luck here.
I think HL classic is barely maintained now that they have switched to HL online. On the bright side, I imagine the HL classic character format is unlikely to change any further.
I did download FG classic looking for the converter but I think I could not even find it - and I don't think I can launch FG classic at all without a lot of effort with virtual machines and such.
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April 22nd, 2024, 19:31 #23
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April 24th, 2024, 20:30 #24
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April 25th, 2024, 04:50 #25
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Given the state of the code as well as the licensing/support issues and time to manage/setup, I wouldn't feel comfortable with releasing the source code, nor do I have the bandwidth to do so. However, I can easily provide the XSLT sheets and XML templates as a starting point for a community project. (attached)
From there, I suggest someone start a separate community project to build the HL import as an extension for release on the Forge. With the File.openTextFile and Utility.decodeXML APIs currently available in FGU, this could now be built as an extension.
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April 26th, 2024, 02:09 #26
Is there a way to have an OpenFileDialog appear and allow the user to select a file for this?
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I've suspended support for any extensions. It just isn't worth my time anymore to have to continually update them.
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April 26th, 2024, 03:10 #27
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The Interface.dialogFileOpen API returns a path that can be sent to File.openTextFile API.
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April 26th, 2024, 09:59 #28
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Thanks for the files Moon Wizard.
Think I should start a new thread for this, what's the right place, Armory/Extensions maybe?
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April 26th, 2024, 14:58 #29
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April 26th, 2024, 19:48 #30
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Done, here is the new thread.
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