Receiving turns/Automagic at Yahoo

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#1

Ok, Clint -- I just tried this, pasting directly into
notepad, and it does NOT work for me. Don't know how
Brad does it, but apparently, I do need to remove the
paragraph marks, as decribed below.

Dan

Dan - can you try this and get back to me?

Clint

I've copied the xml info, pasted onto a text doc

(notepad),

and then simply saved as xml.

bb

> Here's how to do make a "TurnVersion" text file

for

> Automagic from the xml info attached in-line to

Yahoo

> accounts.
>
>
> 1) Copy all the XML info (from "<METurn" to
> "</METurn>", inclusive).
> 2) Paste it into a word processor that has a

Replace

> feature, such as Word.
> 3) Delete all the Paragraph marks by Replacing

them

> with nothing (in Word, Paragraph Marks are

available

> under "Special" in the Replace function). You may

need

> to do a second pass to get them all.
> 4) Save the file as text.
> 5) Start Automagic and choose the Delete & Import

Data

> option.
> 6) Important! Check the names of any characters

with

> unusual accent marks.
> Your word processor may not have the necessary
> information to properly interpret accents. Word,

for

> instance, will see "L�ndal" as "Landal", and you

will

···

At 04:04 18/05/03, you wrote:

--- D N <nanooknw@yahoo.com> wrote:
> need to manually correct it in Automagic.
> 7) Check your Game Info sheet (the first tab in
> Automagic) to confirm accuracy.
> 8) You're done!

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#2

Brad - any thoughts?

Clint

···

Ok, Clint -- I just tried this, pasting directly into
notepad, and it does NOT work for me. Don't know how
Brad does it, but apparently, I do need to remove the
paragraph marks, as decribed below.

Dan

>Dan - can you try this and get back to me?

Clint

At 04:04 18/05/03, you wrote:
>I've copied the xml info, pasted onto a text doc
(notepad),
>and then simply saved as xml.
>
>bb
>
> --- D N <nanooknw@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Here's how to do make a "TurnVersion" text file
for
> > Automagic from the xml info attached in-line to
Yahoo
> > accounts.
> >
> > 1) Copy all the XML info (from "<METurn" to
> > "</METurn>", inclusive).
> > 2) Paste it into a word processor that has a
Replace
> > feature, such as Word.
> > 3) Delete all the Paragraph marks by Replacing
them
> > with nothing (in Word, Paragraph Marks are
available
> > under "Special" in the Replace function). You may
need
> > to do a second pass to get them all.
> > 4) Save the file as text.
> > 5) Start Automagic and choose the Delete & Import
Data
> > option.
> > 6) Important! Check the names of any characters
with
> > unusual accent marks.
> > Your word processor may not have the necessary
> > information to properly interpret accents. Word,
for
> > instance, will see "Líndal" as "Landal", and you
will
> > need to manually correct it in Automagic.
> > 7) Check your Game Info sheet (the first tab in
> > Automagic) to confirm accuracy.
> > 8) You're done!

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#3

Yahoo users (and others...?) simply receive these files, and
other text files (Maetzings maping data files also...real pain)
as text within the email.

I:

1) open a New Text Document by right clicking whichever folder I want
it in
2) Highlight using cursor from <meturn> through </meturn>
3) Right click - COPY
4) Right click or File - PASTE within the Text Document
5) Save As filename.xml and ensure Files of Type (or whatever that
field is...) is selected as "All Files" and I end up with the file
listed as an xml file in Window's Explorer (silly Netscape icon too,
what's up with that...?)

I've used this xml file successfully during the MEOW playtesting, but I
do not use Automagic.

And that's about it...

Sometimes, I've been able to do the same with Maetzings map files,
but other times it doesn't work. Never had a problem with xml,
although I've only done it 4 or 5 times.

Brad

···

--- Middle Earth PBM Games <me@MiddleEarthGames.com> wrote:

Brad - any thoughts?

Clint

>Ok, Clint -- I just tried this, pasting directly into
>notepad, and it does NOT work for me. Don't know how
>Brad does it, but apparently, I do need to remove the
>paragraph marks, as decribed below.
>
>Dan
>
>
>
> >Dan - can you try this and get back to me?
>
>Clint
>
>At 04:04 18/05/03, you wrote:
> >I've copied the xml info, pasted onto a text doc
>(notepad),
> >and then simply saved as xml.
> >
> >bb
> >
> > --- D N <nanooknw@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Here's how to do make a "TurnVersion" text file
>for
> > > Automagic from the xml info attached in-line to
>Yahoo
> > > accounts.
> > >
> > >
> > > 1) Copy all the XML info (from "<METurn" to
> > > "</METurn>", inclusive).
> > > 2) Paste it into a word processor that has a
>Replace
> > > feature, such as Word.
> > > 3) Delete all the Paragraph marks by Replacing
>them
> > > with nothing (in Word, Paragraph Marks are
>available
> > > under "Special" in the Replace function). You may
>need
> > > to do a second pass to get them all.
> > > 4) Save the file as text.
> > > 5) Start Automagic and choose the Delete & Import
>Data
> > > option.
> > > 6) Important! Check the names of any characters
>with
> > > unusual accent marks.
> > > Your word processor may not have the necessary
> > > information to properly interpret accents. Word,
>for
> > > instance, will see "L�ndal" as "Landal", and you
>will
> > > need to manually correct it in Automagic.
> > > 7) Check your Game Info sheet (the first tab in
> > > Automagic) to confirm accuracy.
> > > 8) You're done!
>
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Phone Times: 10am-6.30pm UK Time (BST);5am-1.30 (EST)
UK: 029 2091 3359 (029 2062 5665 can be used if main is engaged)
(Dial 011 44 2920 913359 if US)
UK Fax: 029 2062 5532 24 hours
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