Utility Programs for
                XMLB-COMPILE v2.1 (c) nba2kstuff

ENGB/XMLB compiler/decompiler program for MUA/XML2

These Batch utility programs are helpers for the XMLB-COMPILE programs, and help to make running it easier.
To make it most easiest, simply Associate the 2 compile batch files to your ENGB, XMLB, and PKGB files inside
windows explorer. This way, all your need to do is rightclick in windows explorer on a XMLB file (for example) then say Open With... then selct the COMPILE or DECOMPILE Batch script file to operate on that selected file. 


The Batch Utility program wrappers for XMLB-COMPILE are as follows:

1) XDCOMPILE.BAT - which decompiles a XMLB/ENGB/PKGB file.
2) XCCOMPILE.BAT - use this to recompile the generated XMLB.src, ENGB.src, PKGB.src back into the binary XMLB,ENGB,PKGB file.
3) DECOMPILE-ALL.BAT - copy this batch program to each folder that has a list of XMLB/ENGB/PKGB files and run t. this will decompile all the XMLB/ENGB/PKGB files in that folder.



Hints:
for these programs to work you need to have the xmlb-compile.exe program in your system path. Read further to find out how to do that.

                1) Copy xmlb-compile.exe and XDCOMPILE.BAT,XCCOMPILE.BAT,DECOMPILE-ALL.BAT to c:\windows (first time use)
                2) Open Windows Explorer, right click on an XMLB/ENGB/PKGB and say Open With (or Open) to associate these batch utility pograms with the file type XMLB/ENGB/PKGB. 
                3) Use the browse button and select the batch program XDCOMPILE.BAT to excecute on the current XMLB/ENGB/PKGB file.
	4) now your XMLB/ENGB/PKGB files are file associated with XDCOMPILE.BAT decompile program. so all yur need to do now is right click on any XMLB file and say Open With XDCOMPILE to decompile that XMLB to a XMLB.src file.  

	Do the same above file associate process with ENGB/PKGB files to easily decompile these game files to the .src command scripts. 


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new in version 2.1
- run silent option added for scripting

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Installation Info:

2 small utility batch programs are supplied.

XDCOMPILE.BAT
XCCOMPILE.BAT

to make it easier to run, 
1) copy the xmlb-compile.exe to c:\windows and/or c:\windows\system32
2) copy the XDCOMPILE.BAT and XCCOMPILE.BAT c:\windows and/or c:\windows\system32
3) open windows explorer and find a XMLB and ENGB file.
4) right click, and say Open With.. (if open with is not there, then do open)
5) hit the browse button and navigate to where you copied the BAT files
6) for the XMLB file say to run XDCOMPILE

now when yu right click on an XMLB file you should have a context menu that says
Open with XDCOMPILE. when you execute this on a XMLB or ENGB file, it will generate a
file.xmlb.src file which is the source file.
also do this for ENGB files and you can right click on them and be able to decompile them.

to compile the .src files, do the same process as above but this time point the .src file open with command to the XCCOMPILE.BAT.
when you do open with on the .src file, it shuld generate now a
new.file.xmlb file compiled.

save your original and rename this to the file.xmlb file the game needs.

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anotehr simple bat file is provided 
decompile-all.bat

copy this BAT file to the subdirectory in the game like powerstyles
then double click on it, and it will generate all the xmlb.src files for you so you can look at them.

make sure the xmlb-compile.exe is copied to your c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 and that that directory is in your path.

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to set a directory to be in your path:
open control panel->System Advanced tab, Environment variable button,
find the PATH environment variable and make sure c:\windows or c:\windows\system32
or whatever folder you copied these utility files is in your path like
c:\windows;c:\windows\system32;c:\muautils

etc or similar.

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ok that's about it!
good luck and now there should be some powerful methods to make mods for the MUA and XML2 games!

peace all!