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ZoneMaster
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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 01:31 Edited at: 9th Nov 2004 02:04
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I am working on a 2d text like starship sim (DBC v1.13) that uses a 2 dimensional string array (10,10) set up like this:

x . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .

where 'x' is my ship that i want to move to anywhere in the array.
now i can move the ship fine by inputing 2 coordinates. My problem is, how can i replace the 'old' location (where the ship was) with a '.' without getting an 'array out of bounds' error?

i am using data statements to fill the array initially with data.
click on 'source' to see what i have so far.

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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 02:43
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Haven't tested it but it should work.
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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 03:37 Edited at: 9th Nov 2004 05:23
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ok maybe i better be a little more specific. I am not using the cursor keys to move the ship. they will be commands input by using
the 'input' command.

input x
input y
sector$(x,y)="x"

now after entering the 'new' coordinates i want to replace the old sector$(x,y) with '.'

ok suppose you start at 1,1 (hypothetical)
works fine going positive like 2,2 or 3,3 and going back to 2,2 and 1,1 as long as you go 1 increment at a time. BUT if you go from 1,1 to 4,4 it doesn't work. I need something that will work for ALL possible coordinates.

If I want to go from sector 1,1 to sector 8,9 it will leave a '.' in 1,1 and put the ship 'x' in 8,9.

OR if I'm at 8,9 and want to goto 3,2 it will leave a '.' in 8,9 and put the ship 'x' in 3,2.

the code you submitted will work fine using the cursor keys but i need it to work for using the 'input' command specifically.

thanks for your reply!

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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 21:07
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never mind i figured it out...quit simple actually

oldx=newx
oldy=newy

input newx
if newx<1 then newx=1
if newx>10 then newx=10

input newy
if newy<1 then newy=1
if newy>10 then newy=10

array$(oldx,oldy)="."
array$(newx,newy)="x"

Thanks for the help!

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Ok my next problem is HOW do I move multiple objects of the same type in an array. For example...

if i have an array like below 10 by 10
and one object at 1,3 and the other at 5,5

..........
..o.......
..........
..........
..........
.....o....
..........
..........
..........
..........

how can i move them both at once or 1 at a time? I want to be able to move multiple enemies either one at a time or both at the same time.

I CAN get one to move but if there is more than one in the array only one moves the others don't. click on source button.

Hope someone can help

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