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Newcomers AppGameKit Corner / High Score Saving / Loading Question

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nickshepherd
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Posted: 1st Aug 2016 21:32
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I am trying to write a high score to a file when the high score is greater than the previous one, and display the high score as text. However, whenever I run this code, I get a reading of 0 even if the score is above 0. Can anyone please tell me where I'm going wrong? I'm a newbie to writing and opening files... Thank you!

Highscore as integer
If lives = 0 and highscore > score
highscore = score
opentowrite(1, "high_score.dat")
writeinteger(1, highscore)
closefile(1)
Endif
if GetFileExists("high_score.dat") = 1
File = OpenToRead("High_Score.dat")
HighScore = ReadInteger(1)
CreateText(27, str(highscore))

-Nick Shepherd
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JLMoondog
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Posted: 2nd Aug 2016 06:00
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Shouldn't this:

...be this?
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Conjured Entertainment
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Posted: 2nd Aug 2016 16:59 Edited at: 2nd Aug 2016 17:01
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or this..


Wouldn't we also need to read the file first to assign the existing highscore's value before we make the comparison?

Coding things my way since 1981 -- Currently using AppGameKit V2 Tier 1
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nickshepherd
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Posted: 4th Aug 2016 02:58 Edited at: 4th Aug 2016 04:15
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I changed "If lives = 0 and highscore < score" to "If lives = 0 and highscore > score". That was the issue! I was staring at the screen too long... Thank you so much JLMoondog and Conjured!
-Nick Shepherd
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smallg
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Posted: 4th Aug 2016 14:10
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not sure if it matters or not with AppGameKit but you have also put a capital H in this line
Quote: "File = OpenToRead("High_Score.dat")"
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JLMoondog
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Posted: 4th Aug 2016 22:14
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It'll matter on mobile, not so much on pc. But better safe than sorry though.
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Phaelax
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Posted: 7th Aug 2016 23:25
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Have you looked at this?

https://forum.thegamecreators.com/thread/210569

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nickshepherd
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Posted: 12th Aug 2016 03:34
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I hadn't looked at that! Sounds very interesting; I'll be signing up soon. Thanks for sharing Phaelax.
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