Editing WMP files with SED?

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Editing WMP files with SED? #185931 02/27/08 04:42 02/27/08 04:42
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 336 Connecticut Galen OP Senior Member
Galen OP Senior Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 336 Connecticut	It looks like we used to be able to open a WMP file in SED and edit it (when I open a WMP made in 6.x, it appears "normal", with readable text, etc). But when I try it with a good working WMP made in 7.07, all I see is gibberish. How do we edit WMP files now in SED? Or can we? I'm trying to replace a bunch of model file references with the updated model file name, and I really don't want to have to do this by hand in WED... Thanks.

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: Galen] #185932 02/27/08 07:31 02/27/08 07:31
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 50 I iuselitec Junior Member
iuselitec Junior Member I Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 50	it looks like you can't anymore. the format is binary now.

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: iuselitec] #185933 02/27/08 11:43 02/27/08 11:43
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904 H HeelX Senior Expert
HeelX Senior Expert H Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904	In your gamestudio folder there is a folder called "data" in which you find a file called "options.scr". In there, you'll find the variable SAVE_WMPB. This variable indicates, if WED should save in binary or ASCII (text) format. If you turn it on, its binary, otherwise its plain text. I hope this helps.

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: HeelX] #185934 02/27/08 13:00 02/27/08 13:00
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 Nanning,Guangxi,China harrisyu Guest
harrisyu Guest Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 Nanning,Guangxi,China	WOW ~ that's a good news for me too!Because I want to make a level exporter in Blender. Thanks HeelX ! BTW:Is there any document for .wmp file format? I know: http://www.coniserver.net/wiki/index.php/WMP but it's uncompelete now. 3D Game Studio commercial 7.07 Tools:Blender/Silo/Bryce/Photoshop/Artrage/Flash I like platform game.

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: harrisyu] #185935 02/27/08 13:12 02/27/08 13:12
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904 H HeelX Senior Expert
HeelX Senior Expert H Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904	You should use the text representation of the WMP for convertion stuff. Better use the wmpIO.dll.

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: HeelX] #185936 02/27/08 13:21 02/27/08 13:21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 336 Connecticut Galen OP Senior Member
Galen OP Senior Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 336 Connecticut	Thank you very much for the info HeelX--I'll try this tonight after work. One other question: if I change it to ASCII in that data file, open my level again and save it, then make my changes/updates in SED, can I change the WMP file type back to binary again after that? Thanks...

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: Galen] #185937 02/27/08 14:03 02/27/08 14:03
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904 H HeelX Senior Expert
HeelX Senior Expert H Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904	Yes, of course. WED uses itself the wmpio.dll which supports both ASCII and binary WMP files.

Re: Editing WMP files with SED? [Re: HeelX] #185938 02/27/08 23:48 02/27/08 23:48
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 336 Connecticut Galen OP Senior Member
Galen OP Senior Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 336 Connecticut	Worked like a charm. Thank you very much!