Scores files text from PINemHI contains strange characters as thousands separator

[jejegameex]

With PINemHI, scores from VPinMAME tables are exported to the folder PinballX installation\High Scores\Visual Pinball\.
For me, the text files contains a strange character as thousands separator for the scores.
When I use the menu Information in PinballX front-end, scores are displayed with the strange character.
Do you have the same problem as me?

Remarks :

• With the plugin "Statistics Display", I don't have the problem, the strange character don't appear.
• Files text in High Scores folder are encoded in UTF-8.
• I tried to add the last version of PINemHI, but the result is the same.
• I'm french, so my Windows system is in french. PinballX is in English.
• I use the last version of PinballX (5.16), but I believe the problem has always existed.

Example from the menu Information of PinballX :

Example : you can see a "y" character as thousands separator. I attach the file example.

BEST PILOTS
#1  JDB            250ÿ000ÿ000
#2  NF             225ÿ000ÿ000
#3  DAY            200ÿ000ÿ000

Lost In Space (Sega 1998).txt

[scutters]

I don't have the problem. In my hi score text files a comma is used as separator, but i'm on English settings in windows. It probably is regional settings related somewhere.

What happens if you run pinemhi from a cmd prompt to retrieve scores? (see http://www.pinemhi.com/ for usage). I guess all PinballX will do is pipe the result of that call to the txt file.

 

For info, I think in the stats plugin i strip out unicode characters before displaying text so that's why you don't see it there. 

[jejegameex]

Thank You for your answer, fan of Red Dwarf (I also like) !

The result of the command line works : there are spaces as separators.

[scutters]

I have the dm_h6 rom which i don't think should look any different (except for my grand champion score ). That shows commas rather than spaces as separators for me;

So i guess you have non printable characters showing as spaces in the pinemhi output(?). Not sure @Dna Disturber will see this on this forum though, might be worth posting on vpforums.

 

36 minutes ago, jejegameex said:

fan of Red Dwarf (I also like) !

A great programme!! 

[jejegameex]

Thanks,

As you do not have the same results as me, I tried to modify Windows regional parameters (Control Panel/Regional and Language Options) :
When I change the "Digit grouping symbol" by a comma, PINemHI returns scores with commas, and PinballX Information menu too !

Maybe there is a correction to be made in PinballX or PINemHI, but for now the French can modify "Panneau de configuration/Région/Symbole de groupement des chiffres":

Now that my scores are displayed, I can make a great score in Demolition Man !

[Mike_da_Spike]

If you pipe the command line (with your old regional settings) to a text file ( > pinemhi.txt), do you see the non printable characters in the text file ?

If so, ask as @scuttersmentioned DNA for a modification for your language settings

[jejegameex]

Hi Mike,

Thank You for your interest.

If I launch the command "PINemHI.exe dm_lx4.nv > test.txt", I have this message in the text file generated : "Not a valid command/usage".

 

[scutters]

5 hours ago, jejegameex said:

As you do not have the same results as me, I tried to modify Windows regional parameters (Control Panel/Regional and Language Options) :
When I change the "Digit grouping symbol" by a comma, PINemHI returns scores with commas, and PinballX Information menu too !

I think UltraDMD used to have the same/similar regional issue and need the same fix. Not that that helps at all.

2 hours ago, jejegameex said:

If I launch the command "PINemHI.exe dm_lx4.nv > test.txt", I have this message in the text file generated : "Not a valid command/usage".

Try "pinemhi.exe > test.txt dm_lx4.nv"  instead

[jejegameex]

Yes, with original regional Windows settings (spaces as separators), the result of the command line exported to a file, give me the strange characters "ÿ" :

[Mike_da_Spike]

Contact DnaDisturber via

https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=44580

 

[jejegameex]

OK, Thank You. I add all informations about the error in the topic of vpforums.org.

See you !