Batch Files

[Soundwave]

Whats echo?

[klesh]

'echo' is for what will be displayed for the person. I have chosen to use a little flare in displaying a message to the user when he completes an operation.

'echo.' is what is used when you just want a space in the display... the line is skipped.

-FMK.

[Mercator]

EDIT... crosspost

[techumseh]

Using Andrew Livings batch file as a template, I can now copy a dialog file from the Red October scenario file into the Original directory and back up the original dialog bmp. Thanks Anzac.

The problem is reversing it. I'm trying to make a bat file which copies the backup dialog file over the new one, thus restoring the files to their original state. But it doesn't work. Here's the command line from the bat file:

if exist ..\Original\dialogorg.bmp ren ..\Original\dialogorg.bmp dialog.bmp

Dialogorg.bmp is the backed up file. When I run the bat file, I get this message: "duplicate file name or file in use." I don't understand why it won't overwrite the dialog file; this seems common enough in multi-events type games. Can anyone help?

[The ANZAC]

Well, with Andrew's, you have to leave it running and when you shut off Civ2 everything gets restored. I haven't investigated how this happens though.

[techumseh]

Originally posted by The ANZAC
Well, with Andrew's, you have to leave it running and when you shut off Civ2 everything gets restored. I haven't investigated how this happens though.

No, the new files exist until you run the bat. file again. In the one case where the file is copied to another directory, city.gif, it's a one time only thing, which can't be reversed unless you rename things manually.

[Soundwave]

Ummm, guys i have another problem, i kinda dropped the idea of muiltable events, and now i can use one! YAY!, ok now the problem... they dont work!! AHH! It keeps coming up with events cant be used, debug them, and i looked all thourgh them and they look fine!! some one help i'm so pissed!!

[Case]

If you've got FW, then load the events in that, and you can then run debug

Failing that, check for spelling mistakes - all it takes is one missplaced letter and the entire thing won't work

[Soundwave]

I've got MGE! is that bad?

Umm i've checked every letter...

[Soundwave]

So what should i do now??

[klesh]

You have to check it again. All it takes is one character to be out of place...

-FMK.

[Soundwave]

Thanks, i spent about 30mins checkin gthe things and i misplaced the ENDTEXT after the txt on everysingle one excpet the start one.. so yay!

[Mercator]

Originally posted by techumseh
[...]
Dialogorg.bmp is the backed up file. When I run the bat file, I get this message: "duplicate file name or file in use." I don't understand why it won't overwrite the dialog file; this seems common enough in multi-events type games. Can anyone help?

Use the MOVE command instead. You can have a look at my FW version of Shay's Age of Piracy scenario... I didn't use MOVE myself.

Well, here it is:

@ECHO OFF

if not EXIST Piracy.scn goto NOTE

if not EXIST Backup\Game.txt goto INIT

goto UNDO



:INIT

md Backup 

copy ...\Labels.txt   Backup

copy ...\Game.txt     Backup

copy ...\Scredits.gif Backup

copy ...\Scredits.txt Backup

copy Labels.txt       ...

copy Game.txt         ...

copy Scredits.gif     ...

copy Scredits.txt     ...

cls

echo AGE OF PIRACY is ready to play!

echo.

goto END



:NOTE

echo This file must be run from your Piracy directory.

echo That directory must be a subdirectory of the CivilizationII

echo 'Scenario' folder.

echo.

goto END



:UNDO

copy Backup\*.* ...

deltree /Y Backup

cls

echo AGE OF PIRACY has been temporarily disabled.

echo.



:END

A short explanation:
- If the piracy.scn file isn't in the same directory as the batch file it displays a note.
- Else if it can't find a backup of the game.txt, I assume the "special" files haven't been installed. It will do so now by copying the originals to the backup folder and copying the piracy files to the main Civ2 directory. After that it will display a message to show the user AoP has been "enabled"
- Else (it can find a backup), the backups are copied back (overwriting the Piracy ones) and the backup directory is deleted. Again, a message is displayed to show the user AoP has been "disabled".