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[Sir BillyBob]

I am trying to replace text in a column in a 2DA file (PDIALOG.2DA). It is a middle column and there are no guarantees that the item I need will be in row 4, 5, 6, etc. So I don't see how SET_2DA_ENTRY will help but maybe it can.

I am trying to use REPLACE_TEXTUALLY but I find that it just shifts the current data to the right after the new text. This doesn't help because it then screws up the columns after my change. A full replacement of the row doesn't seem to work with R_T either. It seems to skip strings that have more than 1 block of spaces.

What command will replace text in a 2DA file without just inserting the text? It would need to replace multiple columns of a row at the same time.

[Ascension64]

I am trying to replace text in a column in a 2DA file (PDIALOG.2DA). It is a middle column and there are no guarantees that the item I need will be in row 4, 5, 6, etc. So I don't see how SET_2DA_ENTRY will help but maybe it can.

I am trying to use REPLACE_TEXTUALLY but I find that it just shifts the current data to the right after the new text. This doesn't help because it then screws up the columns after my change. A full replacement of the row doesn't seem to work with R_T either. It seems to skip strings that have more than 1 block of spaces.

What command will replace text in a 2DA file without just inserting the text? It would need to replace multiple columns of a row at the same time.

You can search for the row number:

COPY_EXISTING ~PDIALOG.2DA~ ~override/PDIALOG.2DA~

 COUNT_2DA_ROWS 8 "cnt_row"
 FOR ( cnt=0; cnt<"%cnt_row%"; cnt=cnt+1 ) BEGIN
  READ_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 0 8 "name"
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "SHARTEEL" BEGIN //as a quick example
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "SHARTD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "<the NPC name you want to patch>" BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "<the D file>"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "<the NPC name you want to patch>" BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "<the D file>"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "<the NPC name you want to patch>" BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "<the D file>"
  END
  ...
 END
BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

Edited by Ascension64, 25 November 2005 - 11:48 PM.

[Sir BillyBob]

And this will delete the 3 stars currently in that column and replace them with the given text? If so, perfect. Thanks.

[Ascension64]

And this will delete the 3 stars currently in that column and replace them with the given text? If so, perfect. Thanks.

SET_2DA_ENTRY replaces anything in that particular position.

[Sir BillyBob]

It almost works. Here is the code so far:

COPY_EXISTING ~pdialog.2da~ ~override~
COUNT_2DA_ROWS 8 "cnt_row"
FOR ( cnt=0; cnt<"%cnt_row%"; cnt=cnt+1 ) BEGIN
  READ_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 0 8 "name"
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "MONTARON") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "MONTAD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "KAGAIN") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "KAGAID"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "KIVAN") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "KIVAND"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "SHARTEEL") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "SHARTD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "YESLICK") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "YESLID"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "XZAR") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "XZARD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "ALORA") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "ALORAD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AJANTIS") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "AJANTD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "KHALID") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "KHALID"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "GARRICK") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "GARRID"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "SAFANA") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "SAFAND"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "FALDORN") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "FALDOD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "BRANWEN") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "BRANWD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "QUAYLE") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "QUAYLD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "XAN") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "XAND"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "SKIE") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "SKIED"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "ELDOTH") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "ELDOTD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "TIAX") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "TIAXD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "DYNAHEIR") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "DYNAD"
  END
  PATCH_IF ("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "CORAN") BEGIN
   SET_2DA_ENTRY "%cnt%" 3 8 "CORAND"
  END
END
BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

The ending result is that CORAND is in the 3rd column for all of the rows except for the last one which is Dynaheir. Interestingly enough, Coran is the last one of the pdialog file anyway. So it acts like it is doing a not-equal comparison instead of an equal comparison.

Doesn anyone know if there is another piece of code that needs to go in here somewhere to fix this?

[Ascension64]

Sorry, my mistake:
("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "MONTARON")
should be
(("%name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "MONTARON")=0)
0 generally means the same, I stupidly forgot that bit.

Edited by Ascension64, 27 November 2005 - 03:36 PM.

[Sir BillyBob]

That did it! It works now. I assume that a " " space behind some of the names will help fix the following columns? If not, oh well, at least this fixes the 2DA file without having to replace it.

[Ascension64]

That did it! It works now. I assume that a " " space behind some of the names will help fix the following columns? If not, oh well, at least this fixes the 2DA file without having to replace it.

Give it a try, although sometimes the .2da file can have NUL character separators or even <tab>s, which cause the spaces to not work.