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[blackdragonsdg]

Yes, I put the script in my server folder and ran the perl import_spells.pl command from the run menu and I also just double clicked it and ran it from the folder where it was at and the same thing happened both times. It started then exited and no changes were made to my database. This was all done with administrative privileges.

I am using Vista x64 so it is possible that there is a difference in the way scripts such as this are handled when compared to other operating systems. I guess I will just update my entire database instead of trying to figure out why Vista doesn't like this script, probably far less of a headache that way.

Is there some sort of changelog for the peq database because knowing what was implemented and when it was implemented would go a long way towards preventing problems like this.

[trevius]

PEQ has so many frequent changes that it would probably be near impossible to have a decent changelog of it other than maybe some really vague entries of what was done/changed.

If running the script like you did didn't work, you can always try:

perl import_spells.pl -h

That will output the help messages to show you how to use the file properly. If you read the post I linked though, it explains what actually needs to be set. Maybe on Vista for some reason, you have to actually set the paths and such to the file names you use for your config file and your spells_us.txt file. Again, if you read the post I linked, it explains all of that pretty well. It is fairly simple to use, though I haven't used it on Vista 64.

Also, if you want to just use the spells file and you are compiling your own source, you can change the define to load it the old way from the spell file very easily. Just do the #define change listed in this post:

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/sho...3&postcount=72

[blackdragonsdg]

I did read over that link you posted and it is quite simple as to what the script actually does but I am not the least bit familar with how to write perl scripts even though it did look alot like C99. I think I will leave the script writing to those who know what they are doing.

I just updated by database to the most recent revision of peqdb and all is well with the spells table now.

Thanks for the help!