Have you used Volition's Table File Editor?

Have you used Volition's Table File Editor?

  • Yes, and I found it very useful

    Votes: 9 20.5%

  • Yes, but I prefer editing xtbl files using a text editor

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • No, because I didn't know it was available

    Votes: 23 52.3%

  • No, because I prefer editing xtbl files using a text editor

    Votes: 2 4.5%

  • What's a table file?

    Votes: 9 20.5%
  • Total voters
    44
Admixon said:
Unable to access file "...cheats.xtbl" for the following reason:
Access denied or badly formed XML.
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That's odd. I am able to open that table with no problem:

cheats_table-png.14747


Make sure all those files you see listed in the tabs above are in the same directory. Those are the referenced files.
If it's a modded file, there's probably something wrong with the file itself. The Table File Editor does a lot of validation, and it's very strict, so if it finds something wrong it will generate an error.
 
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I used your method: extracted vpp file repleaced my modded xtbls now I have everything in 1 directory and same error
err.png

Other files seem to work great but not cheats
 
Admixon said:
Yes with no problems
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Hmmmm. There must be some problem with the modded file. Make sure the table file is encoded as "UTF-8 without BOM". If you're using Notepad++, you can go to the "Encoding" menu and make sure "Encode in UTF-8 without BOM" is selected.

Make sure your EOLs are in Windows format.

Also, if you're using Notepad++, you can check the XML syntax by selecting "Plugins", "XML Tools", "Check XML syntax now". It should display "No errors detected".

Other than those simple checks, I would compare your modded file to the original using WinMerge or some similar diff tool and see if there's something obvious.
 
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Quantum said:
Hmmmm. There must be some problem with the modded file. Make sure the table file is encoded as "UTF-8 without BOM". If you're using Notepad++, you can go to the "Encoding" menu and make sure "Encode in UTF-8 without BOM" is selected.
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Yes it is but anyway other files work great especially adding new colors. It's so much easier to add new entries :)
 
I opened cheats.xtbl from Saints Row 2 it looks like this:
Screenshot_3.png
 
FusionH2o said:
I opened cheats.xtbl from Saints Row 2 it looks like this: ...
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Thanks, for the screen shot. That's good to know. It looks like the Table File Editor was probably originally written for Saints Row 2 (or even 1), which is not surprising since the table files are basically in the same format.
 
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