Hey, I was wondering if anyone who programs could help me out here.

Is there any way to make the evo app when it creates the override prefs file. I want the "type" and "creator" to be different on the prefs file. So when its created it will have the "type" and "creator" that I want it to have and not "OpŽƒ" for type and "EsçO" for creator.

I have already changed the owner resource in the app but evo still makes the prefs with the default settings

can anyone help me out.

Thanks,
Phil

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No, you cant change it, the preferance writing code will be hard coded, along with the info on what creator/type the file is.

Anyway, why would you want to?

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I want to change is so that it will use the custom icon i have assigned it

does anyone know how to change the coding to do this.

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Wait - you want to go through all that trouble just to assign a custom icon to a prefs file?? Doesn't just pasting in a new one work?

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The problem with cutting and pasting is that. the prefs files isn't created till the first time you start up the game on your own computer, because evo does some testing and those results are stored in the prefs file. So i can't just cut and past them

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In that case, look in EV:O's BNDL resource and find the one for the pref file, then change the associated icon.

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Heehee I have already changed all those setting but becuase i have changed the owner resour and also the type . now when it creates the prefs file its different so it would use the icon i have put in the BNDL. And i can't say why i changed the creator etc. becuase that would run the surprise of my plugin

So no one knows how to change the coding?

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Originally posted by Phillip:
**So no one knows how to change the coding?
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actually, it's quite a simple process. all you have to do is decompile (or rewrite) the app, change the part that makes the prefs file, and recompile. so basically, go get a compiler, use it to write a decompiler, decompile ev, sift through thousands of lines of uncommented code, change what you want, and click compile. simple, really

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I wish I could do that but I would have no idea how to write a decomplier and do that other stuff
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(This message has been edited by Phillip (edited 08-27-2000).)

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Originally posted by Phillip:
I wish I could do that but I would have no idea how to write a decomplier and do that other stuff

nor do i, otherwise i would've put one on my site for you to download (okay, so maybe i wouldn't have b/c it'd take a huge amount of time to make one and i really wouldn't want to offer something like that as freeware...). but really, if the bndl thing doesn't work i have no idea how to do it

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I think Ambrosia would be somewhat offended if you decompile EV, and probably would take legal action against you.

At the very least, one would be banned forever from the board.

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(quote)Originally posted by Phillip:
**Heehee I have already changed all those setting but becuase i have changed the owner resour and also the type . now when it creates the prefs file its different so it would use the icon i have put in the BNDL. And i can't say why i changed the creator etc. becuase that would run the surprise of my plugin;)

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So changing the owner resource in the evo app is a vilation of the copywrite law?

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If you distribute the altered app - yes.