2DA patching

[pro5]

The following piece of code in fixpack:

COPY_EXISTING ~WEAPPROF.2da~ ~override~
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 16 41 ~2~ // 1 > 2 stars for swashbucklers in katanas
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 16 51 ~1~ // 0 > 1 star for monk in katanas
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 20 20 ~2~ // 3 > 2 stars for f/m/c in clubs
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 20 21 ~2~ // 3 > 2 stars for c/r in clubs
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 26 41 ~1~ // 2 > 1 star for swashbucklers in xbows
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 28 41 ~1~ // 2 > 1 star for swashbucklers in shortbows
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 29 32 ~0~ // 5 > 0 stars for kensai in darts
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 29 33 ~0~ // 2 > 0 stars for cavalier in darts
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 30 41 ~1~ // 2 > 1 star for swashbucklers in slings
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 31 19 ~2~ // 1 > 2 stars for f/d in 2 handed
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 31 20 ~2~ // 1 > 2 stars for f/m/c in 2 handed
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 31 21 ~2~ // 1 > 2 stars for c/r in 2 handed
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 34  9 ~2~ // 3 > 2 stars for paladin in 2 wpn style
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 34 19 ~3~ // 1 > 3 stars for f/d in 2 wpn style
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 34 20 ~3~ // 2 > 3 stars for f/m/c in 2 wpn style
 SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ 34 21 ~3~ // 2 > 3 stars for c/r in 2 wpn style
 COUNT_2DA_ROWS ~1~ "rowcount"
 FOR (row = rowcount; row > (rowcount - 20); row = row - 1) BEGIN // covers last 19 rows (n/a as actual profs)
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%"  5 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%"  8 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%"  9 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 11 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 12 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 14 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 15 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 20 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 21 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 30 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 31 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 32 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 33 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 34 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 35 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 36 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 37 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 38 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 42 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 43 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 44 ~0~
SET_2DA_ENTRY_LATER ~weapprof~ "%row%" 52 ~0~
 END
 SET_2DA_ENTRIES_NOW ~weapprof~ 1
 BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

makes my WEAPPROF.2DA look like this:

 

Is it normal?

[CamDawg]

Two things: you'll need to get a text editor that doesn't force line-wrapping (the lines are about 1300 characters in length) and one that can interpret Linux line breaks instead of displaying little boxes.

[NiGHTMARE]

A few possibilities:

 

ConTEXT

Crimson Editor

Notepad2

Textplorer

[pro5]

Thanks, I'll try them.