[Resolved] Locotool Not Creating .xml or .png Pictures

[Sir BNSF]

I'm trying to edit my .dat files to make it so industry productions don't drop. I've done this plenty of time on Windows XP and it worked fine. I found my line of code switched the production decrease number to 0 and my production would just go up. But now I have Windows 7 and the .dat files don't look the same at all.
On Windows XP these would be the 2 lines of code that would change production

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<bit name="canincreaseproduction">1</bit>
      <bit name="candecreaseproduction">0</bit>

FARM.txt

(503.08 KiB) Downloaded 173 times

Fix: So for whatever reason my computer won't make the .xml files or the .pngs when the files are located on its hard drive but once a put it on a USB it seems to be fine with converting the .dats. So I guess I just need to keep a USB around my computer from now on.

[Hyronymus]

No idea but please attach the code as a txt file, it currently breaks all forum tables like never before!

[Nawdic]

What you have is a un-decompiled dat, hence the gibberish.


Oh, and you broke my browser.

[Sir BNSF]

I apologize I didn't realize it went way off the screen. Fixed it now.

47407 any idea of how to re-compile it?

[Illegal_Alien]

Use locotool?

[Sir BNSF]

Correct me if I'm wrong IA but isn't locotool only for editing vehicle dats?

Edit: Nevermind I was thinking of IT Wrapper

Edit #2: So I'm just now realizing that I was trying to edit the .dats wrong. I forgot how to do it properly but now I'm having a different problem. Locotool doesn't seem to want to open my dats. I'll drag the dat to it and it doesn't do anything.

[Zakos]

And you say that you have successfully made changes in the past, using WinXP?

[Sir BNSF]

And you say that you have successfully made changes in the past, using WinXP?

Yeah its been a while though. Locotool just refuses to open up the dat like its supposed to.

[Zakos]

So you dropped the .dat file onto LocoTool and opened the .xml that it generate?

Sorry for the questions, I just need clarification.

[Sir BNSF]

So you dropped the .dat file onto LocoTool and opened the .xml that it generate?

Sorry for the questions, I just need clarification.

It isn't making a .xml or or a folder with the sprites like its supposed to.

[Greyfox]

Hello SirBNSF. I hope this is not to late. I read with interest on the subject LocoTool. I have a similar problem in that I use Total Commander as my file browser. Unfortunetly, Locotool will not create an xml file. So I have to use Windows Explorer instead and it works. When I open up Total Commander again the xml file is in there. After reading your query, I was wondering what file browser you use. (btw, my OS is Win XP Home Edition). You did not mention what file browser you use so I thought I'd ask.

Cheers
Greyfox.

[NotSoFast]

Same problem. Dragged-and-dropped the dat onto locotool, get zilch. No xml or png's. I'm just using windows explorer on windows 7. I *think* i got locotool to work on windows 7 before, but it's been a while so I'm not 100% sure I've used it since I upgraded from win XP. Any suggestions? Trying to convert a BR-set plow to match the US cargo pack.

[Zakos]

Same problem. Dragged-and-dropped the dat onto locotool, get zilch. No xml or png's. I'm just using windows explorer on windows 7. I *think* i got locotool to work on windows 7 before, but it's been a while so I'm not 100% sure I've used it since I upgraded from win XP. Any suggestions? Trying to convert a BR-set plow to match the US cargo pack.

If you've edited that particular file before, it'll just update the existing .png directory and .xml file. That's all I can think of. As for the file browser, I would assume that he was using Windows Explorer, the default.

Hello SirBNSF. I hope this is not to late. I read with interest on the subject LocoTool. I have a similar problem in that I use Total Commander as my file browser. Unfortunetly, Locotool will not create an xml file. So I have to use Windows Explorer instead and it works. When I open up Total Commander again the xml file is in there. After reading your query, I was wondering what file browser you use. (btw, my OS is Win XP Home Edition). You did not mention what file browser you use so I thought I'd ask.

I've never heard of a file browser restricting access to the functionality of an .exe (especially an advanced one like TC), but you'd best stick to Windows Explorer for this.

[NotSoFast]

Tried it with a stock game file I know i've NEVER edited before so there's no preexisting xml or sprites, still nothing. I have about 7 copies of locotool scattered around my files though, might this copy be putting the NEW files in some other folder?

[Zakos]

Well, which folder is the original file in?

[NotSoFast]

Well, I have so many folders and files to clean out that I have no idea where things are, but I seem to have resolved my problems by re-re-downloading locotool again, THIS copy works fine. Thanks for the help anyways though!
Also, with locotool working again, I have created a little something that i'll post in a few minutes over in the graphics modifications and tools section, go check it out!

(this problem is [RESOLVED] again)