I am in a computer science class and for my project, I am making a program that would give a more visual interface for table files. I know people are busy, but I could use a big favor. I have most of the program done but I need some info about the table file entries.
What I need are all the entries a section can have, if that entry is required, and what types of data it takes., if it can be repeated in the same item. I need the entries in order for the ships, primaries, and secondaries.
Data types are like number, numbers separated with commas, numbers in parentheses separated with commas, string, xstr
If this helps, I use,
1 for required, 0 for not
0=Name
1=String
2=Species
3=XSTR
4=(#,#,#,...)
5=# # #...
6=Yes/No
7=#
8=#, #, #, ...
9=Banks/Flags etc. ( "Flag" "Flag"...)
10=AI Ranks
11=Groups like $Trail and $Section
12=Subsystem
For example,
$Name:,1,0,
$Short name:,1,1,
$Species:,1,2,
+Type:,0,3,
+Maneuverability:,0,3,
+Armor:,0,3,
I know this is

to ask but the wiki only has retail stuff and it is difficult to keep up with the changes that are made. any help would be appreciated. I also know that the way it seems i am processing things are inefficent, but thats the only way my teacher will accept it.