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Can't figure out how to use it

[Untelligent]

Turns out it was because the ParseDFLogs.pl file wasn't in the right location, as you said.

Also, I'm using the IDE, but I've run into some very annoying problems that have nothing to do with the IDE or your script, but are related enough to prevent me from using the script, and it's going to take a while to fix it. *flips the bird at Windows Vista*

Anyway, I've narrowed down the size of the files I need to mov... wait, now it's saying it'll take over a day to fini... wait, it finished.

Huh. Okay, got it to work.

[Mephansteras]

I'd offer to help, but I have 0 experience in anything Vista related. But someone else may be able to help you if you list out your problems.

[Janus]

Nifty.

I can provide a compiled executable version of it if people are interested and it's OK with Mephansteras. It would work the same way except that it wouldn't need Perl to be installed.

[Zai]

I have interest in Janus's version to be made, as long as Mephansteras is okay with it. =D

[Mephansteras]

Go ahead. I'm curious how you make an executable out of perl, though. Never done that before. Might be useful for me to know, so I can start doing that with future versions.

[Janus]

Go ahead. I'm curious how you make an executable out of perl, though. Never done that before. Might be useful for me to know, so I can start doing that with future versions.

OK, the executable version is posted here:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=311
It includes a batch file to simplify running it a bit, but is otherwise unchanged.

For creating executables from perl apps, I use the ActiveState Perl Dev Kit. It's quite expensive though. There are cheaper methods available, and even a free one or two I think. Hang on...
Here's a free method I just found which looks like it should work:
http://www.expertsrt.com/tutorials/Matt/perlPAR.html

[Mephansteras]

Cool. I'll have to play around with that.

[Techhead]

You could just do a quick temporary fix of telling it to condense duplicates differentiating by a 's' at the end.
All the special plurals aren't that large, comparatively. The only ones in the default (as well as the one you are using) are:
*f -> *ves
*man -> *men
The man/men only appeared in your example as either solitary figures or in groups, but not both for a single species. The f/ves only had two cases: [Type] Dwarves and [Type] Elves.

[Mephansteras]

Hmmm. Good point. I'll see about putting that fix in later this week. As well as getting the free compiled perl stuff to work.

[Mephansteras]

Ok. I've got version 1.3 up now, with the change to let it merge in single entities into the proper plural grouping.

It seems to work ok, but you might still get goofy results with custom creatures.

Haven't gotten the compiler for perl working yet, so this is just the raw perl version. Janus, you're welcome to make it an exe.

[Janus]

OK then, I went ahead and updated the executable version for it.

[Deon]

Will it be updated further? It's a very useful utility to get what's happened in that wordgen boiling pot.

[Mephansteras]

Well, I guess as Toady outputs more stuff to the logs I'll keep updating it. Right now I'm not sure of anything it's lacking.

But if you have a request, I can look into expanding the functionality.

[Jingles]

Hi,

I love this utility, thank you very much for making it.  However I was wondering if I may request, if possible, that a version be made that can also parse region2, region3... etc into their own seperate files as well.  It would be a help for those of use who like to gen world after world to get the perfect one.

Cheers.

[Mephansteras]

Hmmm. How exactly would you like it to do that? I could probably change it so that you pass it your DF directory and the number of regions you have, and it could loop through all of them. Would that do what you want?