.strings.bin converter

[Calminion]

Hey guys I have the latest python downloaded and the .strings.bin converter tool, and I still cannot get the export_units file to convert. I even tried editing the .bat file as you explained in your read me to convert only that file but it wont do it.

How exactly can I get this file.
or can I download the .txt version somewhere

thanks
Cal

[Iñnsomñni]

I installed the strings_bin_converter, and then i went to where i had saved it, and ran the convert_all.bat, and it flashed a command promp script, i was wondering what you have to do to get it to work??? I have done everything you asked so far, and i have only had problems with this part...

[irishron2004]

I installed the strings_bin_converter, and then i went to where i had saved it, and ran the convert_all.bat, and it flashed a command promp script, i was wondering what you have to do to get it to work??? I have done everything you asked so far, and i have only had problems with this part...

I don't think you did or it would work. Did you read the readme? Did you install the Python program mentioned in the readme? Did you put the convert_all.bat in the data/text folder? You have to answer yes to all three to get it to work.

[alpaca]

If you're using vista there might be some additional settings to do, I don't quite know. I don't officially support vista because I simply have no idea how it works.

[Julius_Nepos]

I think I'm missing something here, I've found the resource entry on this website, but I see no means to download the converter at all, has it been removed? What is it I'm not seeing here? Maybe I'm just having a temporary seizure or something, help will be appreciated.

[alpaca]

You can find a link in the first post.

[Demeter]

Hello here,

Yesterday i found out that .strings.bin editor does not add new entries correctly.
So I wrote *txt.strings.bin unpacker into text form (non unicode) and then packer back into binary yesterday night.
Its java based. Does it worth to share it or there is a packer already?

Btw file format of .strings.bin is very simple.
First 4 bytes is the header {0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08};

Then the number of translation records low byte first, high last (little endian?)
Then all the translations in the UTF-16LE format.
2 bytes - length of name followed by UTF name itself
2 bytes - length of value followed by UTF value itself

Then the number of name records low byte first, high last (little endian?)
Then all the names in the UTF-16LE format.
2 bytes - length of name followed by UTF name itself

Sometimes file ends with 2-4 trailing zero bytes.