modifying RMXP script order with external application

[legacyblade]

I was wondering how one would go about doing this. I've gotten back into the oblivion modding scene (it's just too great of an engine to not mod), and since I've been away a application has been developed to automatically sort any known mod. (with a report generated that will warn about possible incompatibility and tell you which scripts aren't recognized) I'm not sure how to read/write the data from the RMXP data files, or even which one the script order is stored in (i suspect either scripts or system). But if someone could give me some good advice, I'd really appreciate it. I want to end the whining about blizzard's scripts not working when the user just put them in the wrong order.

Anyone have some advice?

[G_G]

Well I cant do it in c#. But I can code it in ruby with wxruby a gui add on for it. I can also compile it and anyone can use it.

However it may be difficult actually editing the order because we dont know which script is which. I could do some testing some time and see where I get.

[Blizzard]

It's really easy. Just use a Ruby script read the scripts file and then change the order. I posted a "script exporter" some time ago, just search the Scripts section (not database).

[G_G]

I think I see. I load the scripts, read each one, and to see if its actually yours, I could check for global variables. However theres the problem with Hidden classes. I can get most of them in the manual but then theres Sprite, Bitmap, Window, Tilemap, etc.

Thats when things failed when I tried making my save editor. =\
I guess I could always try and find remakes or something just as place holders.

[Blizzard]

Not really. Sprite, Window, Tilemap, etc. aren't being saved (and actually can't be saved).

Also, Scripts.rxdata includes the script slot name in the editor and the script itself. So you simply display the script slot names to the user.

[G_G]

I see what you mean. But I think LB wants something like where it automatically fixes the script order. If thats not possible, I could always link to recommended script order in the program, or make a list to the side.

I think I have some sort of layout planned. Some basic features will be allow you to shift scripts up and down. I've got a script to make today after thats done, I'll start messing around with it.

[legacyblade]

Well all of blizz's scripts include version number variables. So I could, in theory, check through the scripts to find those variables and thus figure out which script is which. It'd mainly serve to fix the order for blizz's scripts, then put everyone else's scripts above his. It'd also save me the trouble of having to look up the script order

[Blizzard]

Well, not all of them. ._. *scratches head*

[Ryex]

you should make the program load a cfg file that will tell it what scripts should go where. that way you can make it recognize more script with out having to hard code it make changes ect.

[legacyblade]

They don't all have version variables? D: Well I'd have to figure out some way to check what the script is (since everyone names them differently). Once I've done that, the rest should be pretty simple. I'll check out Blizz's script exporter to see how it's done.

And that's a good idea Ryexander. It'd also make updating the program a heck of a lot easier!