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Feb 6 2010, 5:22 pm
I am sure this is simple, but for some reason by brain is not able to do this. So you can do a find text, but how would I if someone inputs a name say Bob Smith and i had this information like this bobsmithplayed50payed100 ect how would i count and would I start on 0 or one? Any suggestions and if this doesn't make since I can try to explain better.
Feb 6 2010, 8:24 pm
Do you mean in the Dream Maker or as part of your code?
If you mean in the dream maker , simply press Ctrl + F

This seems like a very quick and sloppy post so it would be great if you could try write a better explanation. Thanks.



Feb 6 2010, 8:32 pm
In response to LowenHeart
Well first I apologize for my post being "Sloppy", however I simply think asking me to elaborate on the questions may have been a lot nicer. Second I didn't think it was so unclear what I was asking. Scatter brained yes, but again I was trying to think of how to word it at all. Third to attempt to explain better I will try to type an example.

User Enters In Name : Bob Smith
Program Searches Text Full of Names That Look Like This:
JoeSomebodyBenicerNexttimeBobSmith etc.

Now I am sure a simple findText() command would work I just wasn't sure if there was an easier way, and I didn't know if I would need to do a count step or anything further.

Last, I have another question. I will also try to explain this more clearly and less "Sloppy".

On a webpage BYOND for example I want to know the number of players online and use that number in my game for whatever reason. How would I pull said information from a webpage, and turn it into usable data?

Thank you for reading. I do apologize for my "Sloppy" post.

Thanks,
Brent
Feb 6 2010, 8:40 pm
In response to Smokymcpot
I beleive this could work. Its just a mod of the who verb in the dm guide but I set up a variable so that for each player that value gets added one and then the variable amount gets displayed. Sounds weird but probably will make sense below:

mob/verb/who()//defines a verb called who
    var/mob/M//define mobs under the variable M
    usr << "Active players:"//sends a message
    for(M)//for mob M variable
        if(M.client)//if M is client
            listval = 0//set listval to zero*
            listval = listval + 1//add one onto listval for every player there is
            usr << "[listval]"//display the listval
            
mob/var/listval = 0//define the var listval so we can keep track of the value stored in it


*This part seems kinda dumb right? well the thing is if you didnt set the variable to 0, you would be adding on every time!!
Feb 6 2010, 9:15 pm
In response to Darkjohn66
That is very wrong on multiple levels.

As to the actualy answer to the question: findtext() won't find "Bob Smith" in a text string that contains "BobSmith". You can use ckey() to strip any non-standard characters from "Bob Smith" to get "bobsmith". The Reference entry for findtext() can also provide more information.
Feb 6 2010, 9:39 pm
In response to Garthor
Garthor wrote:
That is very wrong on multiple levels.

As to the actualy answer to the question: findtext() won't find "Bob Smith" in a text string that contains "BobSmith". You can use ckey() to strip any non-standard characters from "Bob Smith" to get "bobsmith". The Reference entry for findtext() can also provide more information.

Last, I have another question.

I tried to help as best I could giving the way that i knew how to do so :P