Converting NoQuarter XPSave Files fix for ReadDataFromFile error

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:12:44 +0000

If you are going to move your NoQuarter server from Linux to Windows or Windows to Linux, you will encounter problems with your XPsave files.

G_ReadDataFromFile: failed to read data to file (76/80)
G_xpsave_cleanup_expired_xp_file: failed to read xpsave file

Use the following Scripts to fix it:

Convert XPSave files from Linux to Windows

for f in *.xp
do
	head -c 12 $f > $f.new
	echo -e -n '\0000\0000\0000\0000' >> $f.new 
	tail -c +13 $f >> $f.new 
	cp $f $f.old
	mv $f.new $f
done

Convert XPSave files from Windows to Linux

for f in *.xp
do
	head -c 12 $f > $f.new
	tail -c +17 $f >> $f.new 
	cp $f $f.old
	mv $f.new $f
done

Or to be downloaded here. Run it either under Linux or Cygwin. Written in Bash.

Tutorials: Game Server Hosting Tutorials