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Createstringspo Dlc

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-21

Overview​

createstringspo_dlc is a development utility script used to export the game's STRINGS table into gettext-compatible .pot (Portable Object Template) files. It supports two formats (v1 and v2) and is typically executed via command line during the localization pipeline. The script modifies the package.path to prioritize DLC directories and checks the BRANCH global variable to skip execution on release builds.

Usage example​

require "createstringspo_dlc"

-- Generate v2 POT file for DLC0001
CreateStringsPOTv2("..\\DLC0001\\scripts\\languages\\strings.pot", "STRINGS", STRINGS)

-- Generate v1 POT file with custom lookup table
CreateStringsPOTv1("data\\scripts\\languages\\strings_v1.pot", "STRINGS", STRINGS, lookup_table)

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: None identified. Modules required: strings, io. Tags: None identified.

Properties​

No public properties

Main functions​

CreateStringsPOTv1(filename, root, tbl_dta, tbl_lkp)​

  • Description: Generates a version 1 format POT file from the provided string table. Uses msgid based identification without context paths.
  • Parameters:
    • filename (string, optional) - Output file path. Defaults to data\\scripts\\languages\\temp_v1.pot.
    • root (string, optional) - Root table key. Defaults to STRINGS.
    • tbl_dta (table) - The string table data to process (e.g., STRINGS).
    • tbl_lkp (table, optional) - Lookup table for translated strings. If nil, generates template only.
  • Returns: Nothing.
  • Error states: May fail if file permissions prevent writing to the target directory.

CreateStringsPOTv2(filename, root, tbl_dta, tbl_lkp)​

  • Description: Generates a version 2 format POT file. Uses msgctxt field set to the path in the table structure, guaranteeing unique identification versus string values. Writes header information including Application and POT Version.
  • Parameters:
    • filename (string, optional) - Output file path. Defaults to data\\DLC0001\\scripts\\languages\\temp_v2.pot.
    • root (string, optional) - Root table key. Defaults to STRINGS.
    • tbl_dta (table) - The string table data to process (e.g., STRINGS).
    • tbl_lkp (table, optional) - Lookup table for translated strings. If nil, generates template only.
  • Returns: Nothing.
  • Error states: May fail if file permissions prevent writing to the target directory.

Events & listeners​

None identified.