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<h1>Script Pre-Processer</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> The C pre-processer is a powerful tool that allows programers many options when writing their code - among these options are commands such as #include _ckgedit_QUOT<u>ckgedit>, which allows the user to include the contents from one code file into another. ===== Setting Up ===== In the below ZIP-File a copy of <a href="http://mcpp.sourceforge.net/" class="urlextern" title="http://mcpp.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">MCPP </a> is included as the pre-processor. I have also written a batch script which will call the pre-processor with the appropriate arguments as well as a display error messages & log them into a text file. <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64805489/HpsPreProcessFixed.zip" class="urlextern" title="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64805489/HpsPreProcessFixed.zip" rel="nofollow">Zip File Download</a> The next thing to do is set up notepad++ to use the batch file and MCPP. Extract the contents of the zip file to a safe place (For example in a new folder in the amnesia directory). Open up notepad++ and go into the "run" menu and click "run" (or press F5). Into this dialogue box put the following: <code> [FOLDER]\PreProcess.bat $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY) $(FILE_NAME) $(NAME_PART).hps </code> <span class='np_break'> </span> Replace [FOLDER] with the folder the batch file is in. For example: <code> C:\Program Files (x86)\Amnesia\HPS_PREPROCESSOR\PreProcess.bat $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY) $(FILE_NAME) $(NAME_PART).hps </code> <span class='np_break'> </span> It is recommended that you then click save and bind the command to something like F6 - otherwise you will have to enter this every time you start notepad++ . Warning: Do not press "run" (or F6 if you bound it) on a script file which ends in ".hps"! This will wipe the script file!!! Give your script files which use the pre-processor a different extension (E.g .phps or .lhps). ===== Usage ===== The files that exist before pre-processing will have to have a different extension to the one after pre-processing. The simplest way to do this is to call your script files something like "level.phps" so that the pre-processor writes "level.hps". Consider the following test code: <code><code><em>level.phps</em> #include <u>GESHI_QUOT</u>inclusion_test.phps<u>GESHI_QUOT</u> void OnEnter() { AddDebugMessage(<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>File 1<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>,false); } <em>inclusion_test.phps</em> void OnStart() { AddDebugMessage(<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>File 2<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>,false); }</code> </code> <span class='np_break'> </span> Running the script from test.phps (F6 if you followed the instructions above) should create "test.hps": <code> v<code>oid OnStart() { AddDebugMessage(<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>File 2<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>,false); } void OnEnter() { AddDebugMessage(<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>File 1<u>GESHI_QUOT</u>,false); }</code> </code> <span class='np_break'> </span> Which is what the game will see from test.map and run. When you distribute your custom stories only this exported file is required. Obviously, since we are now using a C pre-processor there is a whole <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_preprocessor" class="urlextern" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_preprocessor" rel="nofollow">host of other things you can do.</a> ===== Reccomended Extra Installation Setup ===== You may notice that stuff like #include isn't color coded - and that your new script files ".phps" aren't automatically recognised as HPS files! I Have updated the notepad++ files to fix this (Note that these are updated versions of the <a href="http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-9783.html" class="urlextern" title="http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-9783.html" rel="nofollow">overhauled notepad++ files</a>, which provide a fixed function list, folding regions and a new color scheme) <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yx2nb2zdgdswg4e" class="urlextern" title="http://www.mediafire.com/?yx2nb2zdgdswg4e" rel="nofollow">Download</a> Installation (Steps 1→4 are optional but recommended): - Close notepad++ - Go to where you installed notepad (Probably C:\Program Files\Notepad++ or C:\Program Files (X86)\Notepad++\) - Go to the folder "Plugins" Then to the folder "APIs" - Copy across the downloaded version of "hps.xml" into this folder. If you a prompted to overwrite, say yes. - Start notepad++ - Go into view→ User-Defined Dialogue - On the drop-down box, if there is the option to select "HPS", select it and and click "Remove" - Click import, and import "UserDefinedDialogue.xml" <br/> <br/> You will now a fixed functions list for amnesia (Adds missing functions & keywords, removes non-existing ones), as well as a new color scheme, folding regions (<em>+ </em>- /&lt;nowiki>&#42;&lt;/nowiki>&lt;nowiki>&#42;&lt;/nowiki> &lt;nowiki>&#42;&lt;/nowiki>&lt;nowiki>&#42;&lt;/nowiki>/ <em>Begin </em> End) etc. ".hps, .phps, .lhps" are now detected, and "#…" are coloured correctly. Origional thread: <a href="http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-12023.html" class="urlextern" title="http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-12023.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-12023.html</a> </p> </div>