src<<file2text("news.txt")
I'm not getting any printout from the file though.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Sapphiremagus
ID:179512
 Dec 12 2001, 3:33 pm
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Ok, here's what I'm trying to do. I'm making news files for my game which I can easily update without having to modify the actual code every time. Currently I am testing it with a file called 'news.txt'. In the Mob Login() proc I have
I'm not getting any printout from the file though. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Sapphiremagus | |
Deadron wrote:
sapphiremagus wrote:
src<<file2text("news.txt")
Where is the file located in the directory hierarchy? So in this case, the path should be written in the quotes? eg: src << file2text ("c:\byond\bin\news.txt") | |
sunzoner wrote:
So in this case, the path should be written in the quotes? Not quite like that...the path to the file is relative to the game directory. If news.txt is in the same directory as the game, then "news.txt" will work. If it's in a subdirectory of the game, then "docs/news.txt" would work (where you replace docs with the subdirectory name). If it's outside the game directory altogether, then probably the absolute path you show would work, but it would probably be better to have the file in the game directory or a subdirectory. | |
It's in the same directory as the game files. I also tried the absolute file path from C:\ (note to others, make sure to write the slashes in a DOS file structure as \\ . . . otherwise you get escape character errors). Neither worked.
<font color=#0000FF>Sapphiremagus</font> | |
sapphiremagus wrote:
It's in the same directory as the game files. I also tried the absolute file path from C:\ (note to others, make sure to write the slashes in a DOS file structure as \\ . . . otherwise you get escape character errors). Neither worked. What is the content in the file? | |
NEW FEATURES ----------------------------------------------- Who verb - Find out which GMs are on Attack Verb - Learn how effective you would be in combat Weapons - First prototypes are out! Ask a GM for a test run That's the exact contents of the file. | |
sapphiremagus wrote:
src<<file2text("news.txt")
Have you tried putting the text in a variable first to see what happens? Like:
var/the_text = file2text("news.txt")
src << the_text
I'm just going through the steps here that I'd try for myself -- I don't know what the problem is... Also are you SURE that src makes sense in the context you are using it in? Could src be an object other than a mob? | |
I'll give the variable thing a try, it's a good idea. src would have to be a mob since it's referenced by a mob's Login() code
mob
...
...
Login()
..()
src<<file2text("news.txt")
...
[EDIT] No change. This is really odd. I even tried switching src with usr with same results. Maybe it'll help with all the code. I didn't post it earlier because I didn't think it was needed (I used the example in the help file, go figure) Anyway, here goes:
#include
#include
client/base_num_characters_allowed = 3
var
CP = 25
SP = 25
B_STAT_CAP = 5
STAT_CAP = 12
ATT_CAP = 6
B_ATT_CAP = 3
B_SKILL_CAP = 4
SKILL_CAP = 6
news
wiz_news
RAIN = 'rain.dmi'
//SNOW = 'snow.dmi'
list
skill_list
specials
weather_t
proc
roll_dice()
var
result
result = rand(2,12)
return result;
mob
var
MIND = 0
BODY = 0
SOUL = 0
HP = 0
EP = 0
SV = 0
ACV = 0
DCV = 0
PCP
PSP
P_STAT_CAP = 5
P_ATT_CAP = 3
P_SKILL_CAP = 5
GM = 0
obj/gettable/weapon
weapon
list
skills
special
attributes
defects
Login()
..()
src<<"
NEWS
"
src<<"
"
news = file2text("news.txt")
src << news
if(src.GM)
src<<"Wizard News"
src<<wiz_news
for(var/mob/M as mob in world)
if(M.GM)
M<<"[src] has joined the game"
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sapphiremagus wrote:
I'll give the variable thing a try, it's a good idea. src would have to be a mob since it's referenced by a mob's Login() code Are you sure that mob.Login() is ever getting called? Does the other stuff in that proc happen? If you have mob subclasses that override Login(), they might not be calling the superclass (which you do with ..()). If you'd like you can zip up the project and email it to me, and I'll try to see what's happening tonight or tomorrow. | |
*growls and snarls at Win 98* I figured it out. I was saving text files from note pad including the .txt extension . . . . . . evidently Win 98 ALREADY adds an extension and will not show it to you in your directory. Oi vey. I fixed it and it works fine now. Sorry for all the trouble =P Blame Bill Gates ;-) And thanks for the help Deadron, I appreciate it.
<font color = #0000FF>Sapphiremagus</font> | |
sapphiremagus wrote:
*growls and snarls at Win 98* I figured it out. I was saving text files from note pad including the .txt extension . . . . . . evidently Win 98 ALREADY adds an extension and will not show it to you in your directory. Oi vey. I fixed it and it works fine now. Sorry for all the trouble =P Blame Bill Gates ;-) And thanks for the help Deadron, I appreciate it. No problem. And this is why Mac OS X removes the file extension it was using if you add one of your own... | |
Not being bothered with replying to any of the posts deeper in the thread, I'll just tell you the answer...
You need to tell BYOND that "whatever.txt" is actually a file... the way you have it set up: usr << file2text("whatever.txt") you are just giving it a text string ("whatever.txt"). You need to actually make it a file: usr << file2text(file("whatever.txt")) | |
src<<file2text("news.txt")Where is the file located in the directory hierarchy?