Index: src/file.c
===================================================================
--- src/file.c	(revision 935)
+++ src/file.c	(revision 936)
@@ -731,15 +731,8 @@
 WritePCBNetlistPatchData (FILE * FP)
 {
 	if (PCB->NetlistPatches != NULL) {
-		rats_patch_line_t *n;
 		fprintf (FP, "NetListPatch()\n(\n");
-		for(n = PCB->NetlistPatches; n != NULL; n = n->next) {
-			switch(n->op) {
-				case RATP_ADD_CONN:      fprintf (FP, "\tadd_conn(\"%s\" \"%s\")\n", n->id, n->arg1.net_name); break;
-				case RATP_DEL_CONN:      fprintf (FP, "\tdel_conn(\"%s\" \"%s\")\n", n->id, n->arg1.net_name); break;
-				case RATP_CHANGE_ATTRIB: fprintf (FP, "\tchange_attrib(\"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\")\n", n->id, n->arg1.attrib_name, n->arg2.attrib_val); break;
-			}
-		}
+		rats_patch_fexport(PCB, FP, 1);
 		fprintf (FP, ")\n");
 	}
 }
Index: src/rats_patch.c
===================================================================
--- src/rats_patch.c	(revision 935)
+++ src/rats_patch.c	(revision 936)
@@ -242,3 +242,20 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+
+int rats_patch_fexport(PCBTypePtr pcb, FILE *f, int fmt_pcb)
+{
+	rats_patch_line_t *n;
+	const char *q = "\"";
+	const char *po = '(';
+	const char *pc = ')';
+	const char *line_prefix = "\t";
+
+	for(n = pcb->NetlistPatches; n != NULL; n = n->next) {
+		switch(n->op) {
+			case RATP_ADD_CONN:      fprintf(f, "%sadd_conn%c%s%s%s %s%s%s%c\n", line_prefix, po, q, n->id, q, q, n->arg1.net_name, q, pc); break;
+			case RATP_DEL_CONN:      fprintf(f, "%sdel_conn%c%s%s%s %s%s%s%c\n", line_prefix, po, q, n->id, q, q, n->arg1.net_name, q, pc); break;
+			case RATP_CHANGE_ATTRIB: fprintf(f, "%schange_attrib%c%s%s%s %s%s%s %s%s%s%c\n", line_prefix, po, q, n->id, q, q, n->arg1.attrib_name, q, q, n->arg2.attrib_val, q, pc); break;
+		}
+	}
+}
Index: src/rats_patch.h
===================================================================
--- src/rats_patch.h	(revision 935)
+++ src/rats_patch.h	(revision 936)
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@
 
 /* find the net entry for a pin (slow) */
 LibraryMenuTypePtr rats_patch_find_net4pin(PCBTypePtr pcb, const char *pin);
+
+/* save all patch lines as an ordered list of text lines
+   if fmt is non-zero, generate pcb savefile compatible lines, else generate a back annotation patch */
+int rats_patch_fexport(PCBTypePtr pcb, FILE *f, int fmt_pcb);