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Error from ABDef.exe

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I keep getting an error from ABDef.exe:

Leader Abbreviation is too long.

I used the tutorial definition file as a template, made changes I
think wil work. Have not put in any strings that were longer than the
originals. What might my problem be?

Thanks,

Peter
 
--- In armybuilder@y..., "peter_ward21" <pward@f...> wrote:
> I keep getting an error from ABDef.exe:
>
> Leader Abbreviation is too long.
>
> I used the tutorial definition file as a template, made changes I
> think wil work. Have not put in any strings that were longer than
the
> originals. What might my problem be?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter

Make sure that there is no whitespace after the line that defines
what your leader is called. This includes spaces or tabs after the
Leader name.

As a matter of fact, make sure there are no blank lines in yru file
at all. I noticed the system seems to hate these.

Cheers,
Graham T.
 
--- In armybuilder@y..., "wraithwlf" <graham.tracey@l...> wrote:
> --- In armybuilder@y..., "peter_ward21" <pward@f...> wrote:
> > I keep getting an error from ABDef.exe:
> >
> > Leader Abbreviation is too long.
> >
> > I used the tutorial definition file as a template, made changes I
> > think wil work. Have not put in any strings that were longer than
> the
> > originals. What might my problem be?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Peter
>
> Make sure that there is no whitespace after the line that defines
> what your leader is called. This includes spaces or tabs after the
> Leader name.
>
> As a matter of fact, make sure there are no blank lines in yru file
> at all. I noticed the system seems to hate these.
>
> Cheers,
> Graham T.

Tried that, no dice, here is the first part of the file:

General
Game=Silent Death
MinSize=100
Items=none
LdrName=Admiral
LdrAbbrev=Adm
Basis=points
Scale=100
Cost=4
Decimal=1
Round=normal
Orient=any
TweakAbbrevs=hide
Army=Fleet
Scenario=Scenario
PtsSingle=Point
PtsPlural=Points
PtsAbbrev=TPV

Did the variable names change between versions? Silent Death dosen't
really have a "Leader" type character, so there isn't a unit type of
LDR in the file.

Thanks,

Peter
 
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