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jonwil · 08-27-2007, 07:22 AM

If you are running a foriegn language version of windows (e.g. French) or for any other reason have the windows decimal separator set to something other than a fullstop (e.g. a comma) and then try to modify and recompile certain parts of the XML (e.g. certain items in weapon.xml), you may see an error from the compiler that says "System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format" or something similar.

To fix this, you can open control panel. Then select "regional and language options". Then press "Customize". Then change the decimal symbol to a fullstop. Be aware however that this may affect other software on your system that created data using a comma as the decimal separator.

The other option is to wait for a fix from EA (if one ever shows up)
Feel free to post this on other forums (especially foriegn language forums)

08-27-2007, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
jonwil Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 77	Major SDK bug discovered If you are running a foriegn language version of windows (e.g. French) or for any other reason have the windows decimal separator set to something other than a fullstop (e.g. a comma) and then try to modify and recompile certain parts of the XML (e.g. certain items in weapon.xml), you may see an error from the compiler that says "System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format" or something similar. To fix this, you can open control panel. Then select "regional and language options". Then press "Customize". Then change the decimal symbol to a fullstop. Be aware however that this may affect other software on your system that created data using a comma as the decimal separator. The other option is to wait for a fix from EA (if one ever shows up) Feel free to post this on other forums (especially foriegn language forums)