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TylerVollan

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autoprizes
« on: February 02, 2009, 08:59:36 PM »
so i've made my own autoprizes .xml file and i get the following error when i try to change the default autoprizes file:

Automatic Prizes file: Exception parsing the file on line: 1

anyway, knowing a little about coding and html i figure i messed something up with my own autoprizes file. So below is what is in my autoprizes file, and I'm sure its saved as .xml and encoded in UTF-8.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<prizeLevels>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="1" maxPlayers="2">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="20" shareLeftover="true" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="3" maxPlayers="3">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="30" shareLeftover="true" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="4" maxPlayers="4">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="40" shareLeftover="true" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="5" maxPlayers="5">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="50" shareLeftover="true" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="6" maxPlayers="6">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="60" shareLeftover="true" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="7" maxPlayers="7">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="60" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="8" maxPlayers="8">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="65" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="9" maxPlayers="9">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="70" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="20" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="10" maxPlayers="10">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="70" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="20" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="11" maxPlayers="11">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="75" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="25" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="12" maxPlayers="12">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="85" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="25" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="13" maxPlayers="13">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="90" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="25" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="14" maxPlayers="14">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="95" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="30" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="15" maxPlayers="15">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="100" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="35" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="16" maxPlayers="16">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="105" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="40" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="17" maxPlayers="17">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="110" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="45" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="18" maxPlayers="18">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="110" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="45" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="19" maxPlayers="19">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="115" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="50" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="15" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="20" maxPlayers="20">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="120" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="50" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="20" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="21" maxPlayers="21">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="120" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="55" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="25" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="22" maxPlayers="22">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="125" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="55" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="25" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="15" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="23" maxPlayers="23">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="125" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="55" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="25" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="15" />
    <prize rank="5" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="24" maxPlayers="24">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="125" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="60" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="30" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="15" />
    <prize rank="5" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="25" maxPlayers="25">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="130" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="60" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="30" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="20" />
    <prize rank="5" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
<prizeLevel minPlayers="26" maxPlayers="26">
    <prize rank="1" fixed="130" shareLeftover="true" />
    <prize rank="2" fixed="65" />
    <prize rank="3" fixed="35" />
    <prize rank="4" fixed="20" />
    <prize rank="5" fixed="10" />
  </prizeLevel>
</prizelevels>

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Re: autoprizes
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 10:12:23 AM »
Case matters.  On the last line, you have "</prizelevels>".  It should be "</prizeLevels>" (note the capital L).

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Re: autoprizes
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 04:10:38 PM »
fixed the capital L and I'm still geting the same error.

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Re: autoprizes
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 04:24:42 PM »
I made that one change and it processed correctly.  Make sure you're editing the same file the TD is looking at.

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Re: autoprizes
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 05:35:26 PM »
I just got done tripple checking the file, its the one that i changed.

could it be becuase I'm editing and saving in notepad?

could you just put your xml file that worked for you on here for me?

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Re: autoprizes
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 09:18:51 AM »
check to see if your space here <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"____?> makes a difference.

remove it.
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Re: autoprizes
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 04:16:45 PM »
Sorry TylerVollan, somehow I missed your reply...

It could very well be that you are editing with Notepad.  Notepad tries to save files with a ".txt" extension.  So, even if you specify the filename to be "autoPrizes.xml", it could save the file as "autoPrizes.xml.txt".  Make sure when you save the file in Notepad that you Select "All files" under "Save as type" (on the Save As... dialog).

Might not be the real problem, but better to check.