Source for the SOC Editor

[Kaysakado]

I wasn't really sure where to put this, but anwyay, does anyone know where I can get the source for the SOC editor? I'm thinking it's in the SOCEdit folder of the Tools folder of the source, but how do I open frx files?

 

[Oogaland]

You need Visual Basic 6. 5 might work, too, and there're still versions of the free but discontinued VB5 Control Creation Edition floating about, but you have to look quite hard. I seem to recall finding it in the Wayback Machine. The downside of the CCE is that you can't build binaries.

 

[Kaysakado]

I have visual basic 6. Should I just try to force it to open the file?

EDIT: When I tried to open it from Visual Studio instead of double clicking on the file, it worked.

 

[Oogaland]

Yes, you need to open the .vbp file. The .frx files are binary data generated by Visual Basic's form editor; you don't edit those directly.

 

[Kaysakado]

OK, it worked. And while I have this topic open, how do I add checkboxes to the ChkFlags Array in the things section of SOC Edit? I want to add the three flags that aren't there.

 

[Oogaland]

Create a new checkbox and set its name to chkFlags. It'll automatically become part of the array. Its position in the array is controlled by its Index property.

 

[Kaysakado]

I had already done that. I used the same naming styles as the checkboxes built in to SOCEdit: _chkFlags_[insert number here]
And it doesn't work. Just so you know, I'm using .net.

 

[KG13]

You need Visual Basic 6. 5 might work, too, and there're still versions of the free but discontinued VB5 Control Creation Edition floating about, but you have to look quite hard. I seem to recall finding it in the Wayback Machine. The downside of the CCE is that you can't build binaries.

Visual Basic?, what for?

 

[Kaysakado]

It's not made in C++. Which I'm happy about, because I started programming in Visual Basic, so, I [mystical voice]know things[/mystical voice].
I forgot to mention, I'm using .net, which might be why adding to the array doesn't work.

 

[Oogaland]

It's not made in C++. Which I'm happy about, because I started programming in Visual Basic, so, I [mystical voice]know things[/mystical voice].
I forgot to mention, I'm using .net, which might be why adding to the array doesn't work.

Yes, Visual Basic 6 and VB.NET are utterly different creatures. You'll probably have more luck with VB5.

 

[Kaysakado]

But there should be a way for Arrays to work in .net, because the built in flags work.

 

[Oogaland]

I don't use VB.NET, but here's a link to someone who appears to know what they're talking about.

EDIT: This looks useful, too.

 

[Kaysakado]

I found out how. This website had it.

EDIT: No it didn't. *sigh*

EDIT2: So, where do I get Visual Basic 6?

 

[SSNTails]

Three missing flags? What are you smoking?

 

[Oogaland]

I found out how. This website had it.

EDIT: No it didn't. *sigh*

EDIT2: So, where do I get Visual Basic 6?

VB6 isn't free. VB5 Control Creation Edition is, subject to the caveats outlined above. Try Googling vb5ccein.exe, and then sticking dead links into the Wayback Machine. I seem to remember that's how I found it.

 

[Kaysakado]

Three missing flags? What are you smoking?

MF_RUNSPAWNFUNC, MF_TRANSSHIFT, and MF_TRANSTABLE. If you look in the wiki's SOC Action page, and look at A_ChangeFlags, it has those listed.

EDIT: I found VB5CCE, and I get this error:

'Retained' is an invalid key. The file "[file path that I'm to lazy to type]" can't be loaded.

Is there a VB6 express edition or something?