Changing Message Box Messages

[MarkHest]

I was given this script a while ago to change the word specified in the script to another word of EVERY message box in the editor.
Here is the script:

# Define the input and output strings.
INPUT = "Elna"
OUTPUT = "Alyssa"

#===============================================================================
count = 0
Dir.entries('Data').each {|filename|
  if filename =~ /Map[\d]+\.rxdata/
    changed = false
    map = load_data("Data/#{filename}") 
    map.events.each_key {|key|
      event = map.events[key]
      event.pages.each_index {|i|
        page = event.pages[i]
        page.list.each_index {|j|
          cmd = page.list[j]
          next unless [101, 401].include?(cmd.code)
          if event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].include?(INPUT)
            count += 1
            event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].gsub!(INPUT) { OUTPUT }
            map.events[key] = event
            changed = true
          end
        }
      }
      if changed
        File.open("Data/#{filename}", 'wb') {|file| Marshal.dump(map, file) } 
      end
    }
  end
}
if count == 0
  print "No event script calls found with matching string."
else
  print "Found and replaced #{count} occurences of input string.\n" +
    "Make sure to close and reload your project in order for the effects " +
    "take place. DO NOT SAVE THE GAME when closing or nothing will change."
end
exit

I want to request a similar script or maybe just an edit that changes every ":" sign letter to ":\b" and also puts "\b" in the start of the message box.

So this message box:

Eilzie: This is a random message box.

should change to:

\bEilzie:\b This is a random message box.

It'll look like this in game:

Eilzie: This is a random message box.

[Wecoc]

Save a copy of your game before using this.
This kind of codes can be highly destructive.

#===============================================================================
count = 0
Dir.entries('Data').each {|filename|
  if filename =~ /Map[\d]+\.rxdata/
    changed = false
    map = load_data("Data/#{filename}") 
    map.events.each_key {|key|
      event = map.events[key]
      event.pages.each_index {|i|
        page = event.pages[i]
        page.list.each_index {|j|
          cmd = page.list[j]
          next unless cmd.code == 101
          count += 1
          event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].insert(0, "\\b")
          if event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].include?(":")
            event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].gsub!(":") { ":\\b" }
            map.events[key] = event
            changed = true
          end
        }
      }
      if changed
        File.open("Data/#{filename}", 'wb') {|file| Marshal.dump(map, file) } 
      end
    }
  end
}
if count == 0
  print "No event script calls found with matching string."
else
  print "Found and replaced #{count} occurences of input string.\n" +
    "Make sure to close and reload your project in order for the effects " +
    "take place. DO NOT SAVE THE GAME when closing or nothing will change."
end
exit

[MarkHest]

Oh thank you! I'll try it out later when I can

[MarkHest]

I tried it out but I can't figure out how to make it work. It always states the script is hangning.

[G_G]

Try this mark, it's because theres way too many maps/events. If the game doesn't get a graphics update every so often, it'll assume a script is hanging.

#===============================================================================
count = 0
Dir.entries('Data').each {|filename|
  Graphics.update
  if filename =~ /Map[\d]+\.rxdata/
    changed = false
    map = load_data("Data/#{filename}") 
    map.events.each_key {|key|
	  Graphics.update
      event = map.events[key]
      event.pages.each_index {|i|
	    Graphics.update
        page = event.pages[i]
        page.list.each_index {|j|
          cmd = page.list[j]
          next unless cmd.code == 101
          count += 1
          event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].insert(0, "\\b")
          if event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].include?(":")
            event.pages[i].list[j].parameters[0].gsub!(":") { ":\\b" }
            map.events[key] = event
            changed = true
          end
        }
      }
      if changed
        File.open("Data/#{filename}", 'wb') {|file| Marshal.dump(map, file) } 
      end
    }
  end
}
if count == 0
  print "No event script calls found with matching string."
else
  print "Found and replaced #{count} occurences of input string.\n" +
    "Make sure to close and reload your project in order for the effects " +
    "take place. DO NOT SAVE THE GAME when closing or nothing will change."
end
exit

[MarkHest]

@GG: It only gives me a black box
(the game acts as if frozen)

[KK20]

How long did you let it run for? It's definitely working for sure though, on a new project with one event.

[MarkHest]

You're right. I tested it in a new project and it worked. I guess it's just because the script has a lot of things to work with. Almost every single message box has ":" in it.
I'll just let it work for a while more and report if something happens, but nothing seems to happen for now.



EDIT: Yes, the script was working. It replaced 15074 lines
Thanks so much for the help