[VB.NET] FLite Data Changer UPDATED 17th October 2009

[blow_fly98]

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My new LF2 Data Changer is FINALLY RELEASED!!!
It has a simple GUI (like Rammichael's) and some of the functions in Jiquera's but you may still think that Azriel's is better...
It reads DAT files really fast (maybe even faster than Azriel's)!!!
Can read R-LF2 encrypted DAT files.
Syntax Editor supports code folding.

HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME SOON

You may need to download .NET Framework 3.5.

BTW, I wouldn't mind if someone designed an icon for this...(I'm not too much of a graphics designer)

Screenshot (Click to View)

Hotkeys/Shortcuts (Click to View)

The application has some of the standard application hotkeys, but for those of you who don't know them, here they are:
Ctrl+O Open
Ctrl+N New
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+Shift+S Save as
Ctrl+R Reopen
Ctrl+T Open as text
Ctrl+X Export text
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+Shift+Z Focus on "Go to frame number" textbox
Ctrl+Alt+Z Focus on "Go to line number" textbox
Alt+Shift+Z Focus on "Go to frame name" combobox

Command-line parameters (Click to View)

To run LF2 Data Changer using command-line use the following:
"LF2 Data Changer" [filetobereadasdat] [[/d:]filetobereadasdat] [[/t:]filetobereadastext]
filetobereadasdat: File to be read as DAT file
filetobereadastext: File to be read as TXT file

Only one file can be passed as an argument (the last one you choose)
e.g.
"LF2 Data Changer" /d:Random.dat /t:Random.txt
will only open Random.txt

Proudly coded in VB.NET.

Version 1.3.1 (Click to View)

The DCer has been updated to 1.3.1!!!

Changelog (Click to View)

-Fixed some shortcut/hotkey issues
Ctrl+X is now cut
Ctrl+R and Ctrl+H now show the Replace dialog
Ctrl+Shift+R for Reopen
-A few less buttons in the GUI (YinYin)
-Added "Fold frames" and "Unfold frames" buttons (Azriel)
-Fold frames now show the name as well
-Added missing tags
-Only highlights "<frame>", not "<frame>" and the name of the frame

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Version 1.4 (Click to View)

UPDATED to 1.4!!!

Updated Screenshot (Click to View)

I'm too lazy to write a changelog. Download it and check it out yourself.
IT IS NOW TABBED DOCUMENT INTERFACE!!!
I haven't implemented the hotkeys/shortcuts in this release yet. DON'T EXPECT THE HOTKEYS TO WORK!!!

Version 1.5 (Click to View)

THE DATA CHANGER HAS BEEN UPDATED TO 1.5!!!

I took Azriel's request in and added this feature:
Ctrl+Click on "next:" and the hit_??: tags will bring the caret to the referenced frame.

Other than that, nothing much really, although I fixed some bugs here and there.
Oh, I implemented the shortcuts/hotkeys in this one so the SHORTCUTS/HOTKEYS WORK AGAIN!

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Version 1.5.1 (Click to View)

THE DATA CHANGER HAS BEEN UPDATED TO 1.5.1!!!
In this version, an options dialog has been added, and you can change the colours of the syntax highlighting and so on...
You can now also Ctrl+Click ON THE NUMBERS provided they were preceded by a "next:" or "hit_??:" tag.
I have also fixed the problem with Jiquera's Data Changer reading the FLiteDC-edited DAT files. (Looks like it couldn't recognise 0x0A and 0x0D as ONE line carrier)
Also added an About box.

Version 1.5.2 (Click to View)

DCER UPDATED TO 1.5.2!!!
>>Download Here<<
I added YinYin's history thing.
AND I ADDED THE ABILITY TO AUTO COMPLETE SECTIONS (but it can be turned off if wished)
Say you typed "<frame> 0 standing" then pressed enter, the app would automatically add "<frame_end>". IT'S NOT ONLY FOR FRAMES!!! (I was just using it as an example).
Screenshots will not be posted unless the GUI changes significantly.

Don't try running the PACKED exe when it's unextracted. It doesn't work.

Oh yeah. I fixed the Ctrl+Click on 999. It works now. You can also click on the space in between. And a tooltip shows up now.

Version 1.6 (Click to View)

DCER UPDATED TO 1.6!!!
>>Download Here<<
Rejoice!!! This took ages...
AUTOCOMPLETE NOW WORKS WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUGS!!! (Hopefully. I spent AGES on it.)
The Frame History is fixed as well (now includes a forward button) but I still haven't been able to prune the menus yet. The lastly visited frames are at the top of the menu, so no need to worry about scrolling through that massive menu (Hopefully).

PLEASE REPORT ANY BUGS!!!

And no, I haven't added the Auto-Inserting-Tag feature to Autocomplete. I have not had enough time.

Updated Screenshot (Click to View)

So, I finally felt like adding screenshots...
Well, here are the new features in 1.6!!!

Version 1.7 (Click to View)

OK
DATA CHANGER UPDATED TO 1.7!!!!!!!!!
>>Download Here<<
Zomg. This took a long time.
Fixed no one's bug (XD). Saving a file in an older tab is possible now.
IN THIS VERSION:
OK. So some people have been requesting for the auto-insertion of tags.
That's possible now. BUT ONLY FOR FRAMES!!! I'm no DCer, so you will have to configure it youself.

Tutorial. HUGE PAGE STRETCH!!! (Click to View)

These tags can also be drag-and-dropped from main window.

Page stretch (Click to View)

Version 1.7.1 (Click to View)

Geez.
After a few weeks, I could only manage a small update...
>>Download Here<<
Well anyway...
NEW FEATURES:

• File association - you can double click on a .dat file in Windows Explorer and FLite Data Changer will open it. (Provided that you have run FLite Data Changer 1.7.1 once)
  Also, FLiteDC will appear in context menus of .dat and .txt files in Window Explorer.
  
• DAT File icon - I made a icon that will represent .dat files in Windows Explorer. It's basically just an edit of Jiquera's Data Changer's icon. If you want to change it, just reply with an attached icon.
  
• As discussed, FLiteDC can now have multiple windows. However there will still be a main window, and if that is closed, all the other FLiteDC windows will also close (there will be a message box prompt)
  
• New shortcut - Ctrl+Shift+N - Opens a new FLiteDC window.
  
• Fixed some syntax highlighting bugs... (can't believe no one noticed them)
  

Anyways, just a thing I noticed... If you plan on editing .dat files with 5000+ lines, DON'T!!!! It takes a long time because the syntax editor has to manually paint all the words in those 5000+ lines... I'll be trying to find a different syntax highlighting component soon... Expect this to change.
Actual stats:

• 4875 milliseconds for opening a file with 346097 bytes
  
• 40312.5 milliseconds for opening a file with 692072 bytes
  

Those stats are from when you click "OK" on the open file dialog to when the syntax editor accepts input. The actual decryption does not take that long.
Of course, those stats are on a computer with 512MB RAM and a 1.73GHz processor, so they may be different for you...

For all versions of FLiteDC, please go HERE at http://www.mediafire.com/FLiteDC.

DOWNLOAD COUNT FROM 1.3.1: ~388

If anyone has the versions prior to 1.3.1, please send them to me (blow_fly98@hotmail.com). I seem to have lost them.

From Version 1.7.1 onwards, all users MUST HAVE .NET Framework 3.5!!!!!!!!!! Why? Because that .NET virtualization technique doesn't even work....

[truongdzuy]

cool , a new data changer . How can you do that ? the screen look very perfect.Awesome!!!

[Boop]

Nice, I like this =]. It is like RaMMicHaeL's datachanger(simple interface,not cluttered, loads fast), except with a few useful extras (syntax highlighting + goto frame X).

The problem with the "Go to frame" feature, is that it only goes "down" the file. So if I go to frame 200, then tell it to go to frame 1 it doesn't work. If you fix that, it'll be awesome.

[TheNave]

really cool, I like the grouping of a frame sequenze when you minimize them...
I'll use that datachanger more often than jiqueras or azriels now^^

[vktewari]

Wow! a nice one. The screen looks great.

[blow_fly98]

Okay, I'm open to suggestions here...
Would this be better with MDI or tabs?

@Silva:
I'll fix that in the next release.

[YinYin]

Would this be better with MDI or tabs?

tabs and multiple split view

edit: please change ctrl+X to cut - export as textfile is rubbish, you can add that as an option(other filetype) in the save/save as dialog
edit: would be cool to have the find and replace dialog open upon ctrl+R
edit: pos1/home and end would be nice if they didn bring you to the beginning/end of a line but of the whole file
edit: tags you are missig:
throwvx:
throwvy:
throwvz:
music:
when_clear_goto_phase:
height:

[blow_fly98]

@YinYin
Whoops i totally forgot about cut. I'll change that as well.
Oh, and the find replace dialog opens on Ctrl+F, unless you want it on Ctrl+R as well?
The home and end keys go to the beginning of a line by default in a multiline textbox (windows default). Use Ctrl+home or Ctrl+end to go to the beginning or end of the whole textbox.
And i'll add those tags.

[YinYin]

heh i didn know about the ctrl+home/end okay

well ctrl+f opens the find dialog - and then you can click the button to expand it to the replace dialog
i would like ctrl+r to open the replace one right away

edit: might include stuff already fixed/mentioned - i wrote this earlier

now finally for what i really think about it
first of all loading and handling is really nice - it truly is fast - fast enough for me not to notice that it loads anything or takes time on syntax folding search or replacing

which is another excellent part because this is what im missing on azriels:
Ctrl+F '> 111' Enter - Ctrl+F 'c: 123' Enter - Ctrl+F '_j: 262' Enter - Ctrl+F 'mp: 150' Enter
this is how i usually get around as i know my data/frames/pictures
and its pretty fast using only a few keys - not having to tab around in lots of different options which may be usefull but should not be getting in the way of easily finding something (so uh- good copying of mondilano there :p)
but as ive already mentioned i was a bit confused when ctrl+r didnt react - and having to click through from ctrl+f is a nice option you should keep - but opening it right away should be possible too

now im not a fan of that oh so easy and simple gui - especially because it has many more buttons than actually required - you can have *.txt and *.dat filetypes in one single open and save(as) dialog (i would suggest you to offer *.dat *.txt and *.* all filetypes)
as ive already mentioned the txt issue also shouldn disrupt the common cut copy and paste shortcuts
i prefer classic menus at the top

the folding - is super usefull for hiding all those already finished/cleaned/finetuned frames
i will probably not be using it for the tags within a frame because i often write them in one line each anyway
one thing i gotta nag about tho is that once i have that pile of frames/stages/phases closed i wont be able to tell what they are anymore
they all just read +Frame ...
sure i can open one and then try to count/estimate - or just open more
but maybe it would be better if it reads
+Frame 110 Defend ...
or +Layer wall.bmp ...
or +Stage 2-6 ...
or +Phase 1800 ...
not sure whether thatll be hard to do with that syntaxbox you got

apart from the fact that you are missing some syntax tags some other things seem a bit weird to me too
first of all the fact that you are highlighting the whole of 'file(1-2):' instead of just 'file' as im used to
then having the whole <frame> line highlighted blue - including number and name (i think only things between < > should be blue)
and the fact that most of your syntax highlighting is dependant on where the tag is placed - may be useful instantly seeing whether your code is right - but i can imagine somewhen using a tag in an unusual place where it does work but isnt highlighted
nothing dramatic - might irritate me forever tho

[Genia]

Very nice!
I also like this simple interface.