Android Data's Character Handling Example

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Oct 20 2006, 9:07 am
I like the way this method doesn't create a temp mob to start. But instead of using the input proc I would like to use a pop-up browser window.

client

    New()
        ClientLogin()


client
    proc
        ClientLogin()
            var/html = "<html><head><title>Welcome</title></head>"
            html += "<body bgcolor=#009966; scroll=no>"
            html += "<p>Welcome</p>"
            if(!mobs.len) html += "<p>You Currenly Have No Saved Characters</p>"
            else
                html += "<table width=95% border=3 bordercolor=#000000>"
                for(var/c in mobs)
                    html += "<tr>"
                    html += "<td><a href=?@_[c]><B>[c]</B></a></td>"
                    html += "</tr>"
                html += "</table>"
            html += "<p><a href=?Create_Character>Create A New Character</a></p>"
            html += "<p><a href=?Delete_Character>Delete A Character</a></p>"
            html += "</body></html>"
            src << browse(html,"window=who;size=300x300")

client
    Topic(href)
        if(findtext(href,"@_"))
            var/c = copytext(href,findtext(href,"@_")+2)
            C_LoadMob(c)
        if(href == "Create_Character")
            C_CreateMob()
        if(href == "Delete_Character")
            C_DeleteMob()

mobs is a list of the clients saved mobs if there are any

The problem is that the browser pops up and then closes almost instantaneously. Is there something else I have to do?

Oct 20 2006, 11:26 pm
There's one rule about using <code>client/New()</code>: as soon as it returns, <client>client.mob</code> has to be set, or the player will be kicked from the game.

In your example, the <code>browse()</code> instruction returns immidiatly. <code>client/New()</code> ends as <code>ClientLogin()</code> returns, and you get forcibly kicked from the game since you have no mob.

For this, you would need a <code>while()</code> loop. You can stick one at the end of <code>ClientLogin()</code> like so:

client
    proc
        ClientLogin()
            var/html = "<html><head><title>Welcome</title></head>"
            html += "<body bgcolor=#009966; scroll=no>"
            html += "<p>Welcome</p>"
            if(!mobs.len) html += "<p>You Currenly Have No Saved Characters</p>"
            else
                html += "<table width=95% border=3 bordercolor=#000000>"
            for(var/c in mobs)
                html += "<tr>"
                html += "<td><a href=?@_[c]><B>[c]</B></a></td>"
                html += "</tr>"
            html += "</table>"
            html += "<p><a href=?Create_Character>Create A New Character</a></p>"
            html += "<p><a href=?Delete_Character>Delete A Character</a></p>"
            html += "</body></html>"
            src << browse(html,"window=who;size=300x300")

            while(!mob)sleep(5) //do not return the proc as long as I don't have a mob


Of course, you mustn't call <code>ClientLogin()</code> afterwards, or another loop will be started (if this is done a lot of times there will be lag).
Oct 20 2006, 11:35 pm
In response to Android Data
Ah, thanks I didn't realize that.