Comment line in the .geopcdx file

[QcRail]

Does anyone know if it is possible to add a comment line (text) in and or anywhere in an existing compiled ,geopcdx file ? My reference being the one available in the .bin file, such as :
<Name d:type="cDeltaString">[QcR] This is my ...., enjoy it!</Name>

Moreover, any and all programming software integrates this function (to my humble knowledge ).

[Chacal]

If there's no specific comment tag, you can try inventing one and see how the game reacts.
It should just ignore it, but it could terminate or even crash.

[QcRail]

If there's no specific comment tag, you can try inventing one and see how the game reacts.

Thanks Chacal, your first word : « if » is the key word I’m looking for … ???

[Chacal]

geopcdx files use XML syntax.
Try the standard XML comments starting with <!-- and ending with -->
Example:

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<detail>
    <band height="20">
    <!--
      Hello,
         I am a multi-line XML comment
         <staticText>
            <reportElement x="180" y="0" width="200" height="20"/>
            <text><![CDATA[Hello World!]]></text>
          </staticText>
      -->
     </band>
</detail>


[kris120]

When you use the comment tag you should check whether this comment is translated with serz.
So you have to compile your xml to GeoPcDx and back and look again.

[QcRail]

When you use the comment tag you should check whether this comment is translated with serz.
So you have to compile your xml to GeoPcDx and back and look again.

That goes without saying, thus for newbies use RW_Tools.exe to have an editable text version ...

geopcdx files use XML syntax.
Try the standard XML comments starting with <!-- and ending with -->
Example:

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<detail>
    <band height="20">
    <!--
      Hello,
         I am a multi-line XML comment
         <staticText>
            <reportElement x="180" y="0" width="200" height="20"/>
            <text><![CDATA[Hello World!]]></text>
          </staticText>
      -->
     </band>
</detail>


Eureka !!!

Thanks for the XML syntax and there is a second options that one can adapt as shown bellow :
1. At the top of .geopcdx, I inserted ...

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<cHcGeometry xmlns:d="http://www.kuju.com/TnT/2003/Delta" d:version="1.0" d:id="154565688">
   <Credits d:type="cDeltaString">Creation G-TraX, Asset GX_Veh_BoxTruck02, Alteration QcRail, Distribution RWA</Credits>
   <Description d:type="cDeltaString">TEST version (comment lines in GEO file and delivery truck with
out box)</Description>

Note, the d:type="cDeltaString" is required, but you can use any label that you want.

2. Anywhere in the file, you can insert any additional comment ...

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   </Material>
   <!-- Two matrix inactives, the 3rd + the 5th --> 
   <Description d:type="cDeltaString">Third and fifth matrix for box are inactive (16th value of matrix = 0)</Description>   
   <SourceLToPTransform>

... and the end result is visible, a truck bare of its box and reefer unit. Now I could add a 20ft container as a replacement to the box

G-Trax Box van.jpg

I shall adopt this simple procedure to my new repaint project, thus giving credits were and when needed.

À Bientot,

[Chacal]

Just remember that you can't distribute someone else's geopcdx file without permission, except for a few exceptions.
So you have to give instructions for editing the file.