Adding Unofficial Objects

[Planck]

You can Binarize them..........but you would need to ask the addon makers if you planned to release the island..........many of them give permission for this sort of thing in the readmes anyway.

Best to ask first though.



Planck

[Captain Crunch]

OK, I'll do that. Thats very nice of You, thanks again for Your time!


    Cheers and a +!!!

         

[Captain Crunch]

I can't work with this Binarize tool. Can someone help me?

 I do exactly as told in the ReadMe (BIS Binarize tool) and I've got Colonel Klink's as well but neither work.

I've installed the "Binarize.zip" files in  E:\Binarize

Then I've pasted an addon's folder in the same directory.

Named the addon directory "Bin MyAddon"

Then clicked on "Bin.bat"

What happens is an "Opt" folder appears like supposed but it is always empty. What am I doing wrong??

[Planck]

I remember I had a similar problem getting Binarize to work, even with Col Klinks interface.

I edited the file bin.bat and it worked fine thereafter.

Here is what my bin.bat looks like now:


@echo off

@rem Model file optimization
rem Cemove current content
rd /s /q Opt\%1

rem Create target directory
mkdir Opt\%1

rem Perform binarization
binarize -textures=Opt -exclude=Opt\exclude.lst %1 Opt\%1

rem Copy all except model and textures
xcopy %1 Opt\%1 /exclude:exclude.txt

rem Note: textures referenced from other addons or pbo files
rem can be found in corresponding Opt subdirectories (like Opt/Data)

:EndOfFile


Maybe it will work for you also.


Planck

[Captain Crunch]

No it didn't work! :-\

   I must be doing something wrong somewhere.

I right clicked the Bin.bat and chose "Modify". then copied/pasted Your work into the Bin.bat file.

   The I ertried with BIS Binarize and and Colonel Klink's one and still nothing!

   If I'm not abusing of Your time, do You have any other idea?

  Thanks  

[Planck]

Ok........lets check what files you have in your Binarize folder.

I have:


binarize........folder
bin.bat
binarize.exe
BinarizeIT.exe........Col Klinks Interface
exclude.txt
readme.txt


Planck

Possibly we should take this to PM.

[Captain Crunch]

I have 2 extra files in there. I don't know what they are though.

1. binarize.RPT

2. context.BIN

they first appeared when I tried to binarize an addon.

P.S.: What is PM?

[Planck]

PM = Personal Message

Do you have the folder with the addon you want to binarize in there also.......complete with any necessary files inside......like textures etc.



Planck

[Captain Crunch]

Oh!

   There's my prolem!! There's only the .PBO and the ReadMe for most of the addons I want to binarize!
 

      Damn, I'm really sorry, my knowledge in programming is equal -250!      

[Planck]

Unpack the addon first......so you have a folder..............then try again.


Planck

[Captain Crunch]

  :-[OH NO!!!!

    :-XI must be the worst idiot in the forums!!! :-X

 ::)I have to unPBO them first, right?  

I'm really slow on things sometimes, I lost swiftness from a wound in Vietnam when I fought the Frenchs!! ;D

[Planck]

I'm sure you'll grasp it all in the end.......we all started as beginners once.



Planck

[Captain Crunch]

I'm about to go play Solitaire online!!! It's still not working.
I'm sure I don't get the folder thing. Here's how I do it.

I have now UnPBOed the addon. Copied/pasted the folder in the Binarize folder, named the folder with the unPBOed files "Bin MyAddon" then runned the Bin.Bat application.

Still the "Obt" folder appears empty. plus there are those two files apparing in the binarize folder named

1. binarize.RPT

2. context.BIN


I guess I don't get this part right:

 

- run bin.bat with the addon directory name as parameter (E.g. "bin myaddon")

what does directory name as parameter?? to simply change the folder name or...?

[Planck]

Don't rename the folder you get after unpacking leave it as it is.

run bin bat .....like this:

bin foldername

Just replace foldername with the name of the folder.


Planck

[Captain Crunch]

You mean I rename the Bin.Bat file to Bin "foldername"?

If it is then it still doesn't work. I'm desperate!!!

If I double clic the Bin "foldername" icon, then it does the same as earlier. The "Obt" is created but is empty.

Now if I use Colonel Klink's, then it says "Run-Time Error "53" File not found"

I guess it would be cos the bin.bat doesn't have the same name anymore.

   I hope I'm not getting on Your nerves too much!!