When using the command Control String Variables from the Maniac patch to either read or export a file, the Maniac patch uses the string mentioned, and appends to it the file extension .txt, so that only txt files can be read or altered.
On the Player, this restriction is not present, and it is possible to read files from a different format if the extension is added, and files can be exported with a different extension if the extension + the character * is appended (e.g. exporting a file by specifying its filename to be example.json* will be write a file named example.json).
Thing is, the export is locked behind the EasyRPG extension as it is not a feature from the Maniac patch, but the read is not locked behind it, so this is not consistant.
When using the command Control String Variables from the Maniac patch to either read or export a file, the Maniac patch uses the string mentioned, and appends to it the file extension .txt, so that only txt files can be read or altered.
On the Player, this restriction is not present, and it is possible to read files from a different format if the extension is added, and files can be exported with a different extension if the extension + the character
*is appended (e.g. exporting a file by specifying its filename to beexample.json*will be write a file named example.json).Thing is, the export is locked behind the EasyRPG extension as it is not a feature from the Maniac patch, but the read is not locked behind it, so this is not consistant.