ZDL file format

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zdl File Format[edit]

The *.zdl file format originated with Zorbec's Decklist Builder, still perhaps one of the best deck builders out there. The file format is actually just an *.ini file that's been renamed. Documentation on such a file format can be found [[1]]. Most major programming languages have libraries already set up for interpreting *.ini files, so this is one of the more trivial formats to read.

An example deck is below:

Deck list generated by Zorbec's DeckList Builder
  • [General]

EventName===== PlayerName===== DeckTitle=====Durin's Secret Society of Dear Friends EventDate===== Team===== Author=====Kralik Email===== WebSite===== DeckFormat=====Movie PlayerID=====

• Frodo, Master of the Precious

RingBearer=====!5U111

• The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry

OneRing=====!7R2

Dunharrow Plateau

Site1=====!7U329

King's Tent

Site2=====!7U335

Beacon of Minas Tirith

Site3=====!7U338

Osgiliath Fallen

Site4=====!7U342

City Gates

Site5=====!7U344

Minas Tirith First Circle

Site6=====!7U347

Osgiliath Crossing

Site7=====!7U353

Northern Ithilien

Site8=====!7U359

Slag Mounds

Site9=====!7U363 FreePeopleCount=====3 ShadowCount=====3

  • [FreePeople]
1 x • Sméagol, Poor Creature

CardID0=====!6C45 Qty0=====1

1 x • Gimli, Feared Axeman

CardID1=====!7R7 Qty1=====1

1 x • Sam, Son Of Hamfast

CardID2=====!1C311 Qty2=====1

  • [Shadow]
3 x • Gollum, Old Villain

CardID0=====!6C40 Qty0=====3

  • [Notes]

LineCount ===== 0

  • [ScratchPad]

Count=====0

Following standard INI format, general sections are marked by section headers such as [FreePeople], and specific variables followed by their value, such as Qty0=====0. Unique among the various deck formats, *.zdl as a result of its INI nature saves the specific position of each card, so in the example above Smeagol takes the first Free Peoples position, while Gimli takes the second, and so on. For those unfamiliar, the ; indicates a commented line, so those lines are strictly for human readability and are not required by any means.

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Official Unofficial Deckbuilders
Game Clients Lord of the Rings Online SdA LackeyCCG gccg mLOTRO GEMP Zorbec's
File Formats *.ldc *.dck *.dek [gccg] *.txt - *.zdl
Zorbec's Decklist Builder Support