WoW:Getting the current interface number (source)
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== Finding the client UI version locally == | == Finding the client UI version locally == | ||
The WoW client's current version number is stored in (and determined by) Blizzard's FrameXML.toc file. The following assumes you've already extracted (using Blizzard's [http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01669p Extraction Tool]) the client UI files from an MPQ archive into a directory filled with .xml files, .lua files, and one .toc file. | The WoW client's current version number is stored in (and determined by) Blizzard's FrameXML.toc file. The following assumes you've already extracted (using Blizzard's [http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01669p Extraction Tool] for Mac or Windows) the client UI files from an MPQ archive into a directory filled with .xml files, .lua files, and one .toc file. | ||
The extracted files end up in a directory called '''Blizzard Interface Data (enUS)''', or something similar, under the root directory of your WoW installation. | The extracted files end up in a directory called '''Blizzard Interface Data (enUS)''', or something similar, under the root directory of your WoW installation. | ||
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The second line of the | The second line of the | ||
''<path to WoW installation>''\Blizzard Interface Data ''<your locale>''\FrameXML\FrameXML.toc | |||
file determines the current version. ''Note that if your client has been patched since the last time you ran the extractor, you need to extract again. The patch downloader will only update the .mpq'' | file determines the current version. ''Note that if your client has been patched since the last time you ran the extractor, you need to extract again. The patch downloader will only update the .mpq'' | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{elink|site=wow["compares"].com|link=http://wowcompares.com/|desc= - a WoW interface .lua, .toc, and .xml viewer}} | |||
:{{elink|site=wow["compares"].com|link=http://wowcompares.com/live/FrameXML/FrameXML.toc|desc= - current FrameXML.toc}} | |||
[[Category:HOWTOs|Get Current Interface Number]] | [[Category:HOWTOs|Get Current Interface Number]] | ||
[[Category:Interface customization]] | |||