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AppGameKit Classic Chat / [SOLVED] Wonky behavior with SetRawWritePath()

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Nieb
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Posted: 17th Apr 2019 04:51 Edited at: 17th Apr 2019 05:01
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Using SetRawWritePath() causes "window_position.dat" to stop working properly. It also causes all media to fail to load when debugging.
Test project attached. Toggle the "IF" to test.
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Posted: 5th Aug 2019 00:27 Edited at: 5th Aug 2019 01:34
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So I'm trying to manually copy the "window_position.dat" file to the dir that AppGameKit looks for it in when the app starts. I've gotten it to semi-work. However, it only works after closing and opening the app twice.

I need this too happen when the app ends. Does anyone know if AppGameKit has an "#OnEnd, do this" or something similar? (needs to work with external termination, for example pressing the X on the window)
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Posted: 5th Aug 2019 01:17 Edited at: 5th Aug 2019 01:19
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I think AppGameKit will create windows_position.dat in C:\Users\your_id\AppData\Local\AGKApps\your_app\media so maybe check and see if there is a file because AppGameKit will probably use that one first
If you only need it for windows you could probably use This plugin to get the time the file was updated (AGK updates the file when you move the window) and if it has changed the overwrite it with the required data
Alternatively you could read the contents of the file and if it doesn't match what you require then update the file

You could also have two apps;
1. Uses RunApp() to launch the second app
2. When second app ends update the file
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The issue is that AppGameKit only writes the file when the app terminates, and it only reads it when the app starts, before it starts executing your code.
Seems like running a separate helper app is the only solution. Yuk, that's ugly.
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Posted: 5th Aug 2019 01:38 Edited at: 5th Aug 2019 01:38
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If you look at the file's date/time you can see it writes to the file when you move the window.
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SetRawWritePath is deprecated for this reason, you should use file paths beginning with "raw:" to access any file in the filesystem instead, for example OpenToWrite( "raw:C:\Path\To\File.txt" )
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Posted: 6th Aug 2019 01:52 Edited at: 6th Aug 2019 01:53
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Thanks Paul, forgoing SetRawWritePath() and using "raw:" does the job.
It would be nice to have the WinPosDat in the same dir but, not a big issue.
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Found a bug with SaveImage() while using "raw:", the file ends up in:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\AGKApps\SaveImageTest\raw.C\Users\USERNAME\GameData\SaveImageTest\screenshot\

Test project attached.

Also, the screenshot doesn't show the ClearColor, perhaps that's a fault of my screenshot code.
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This line

Is replacing all : characters with dots, which is also converting "raw:" into "raw."
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Derp, my bad. Thanks again.
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