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helpme
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I want to make an array of strings from a word list. When it gets to word 1998, it says that there are too many strings. Is there another way to store all these strings? (besides in a file)
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memblocks. store strings in memblocks.
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Grog Grueslayer
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You can use "data" statements to store strings within code.



Are you loading from a file already? Post your code in code snips so I can see what your code is doing to get the error.

Do it like this:
[ code ]
Your code here.
[ /code ]

If you remove the spaces between the brackets we see this:



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first of all, I can't use memblocks cuz i don't have the enhancement pack.

what I actually did was take a word list text file and made a Java program to convert each line to
. I pasted the output code into DarkBasic. It works until it gets to 1998 and then it says
Quote: "Compiler Error. Too many immediate integers."


Thanks Grog for suggesting Data statements, but i don't know how to make an array using Data statements.
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hmm , didnt even know that was an error. anyway you would do this

theWords:
data "word1","word2",....

and then when you want the data

restore theWords
read myvar,... (other vars)

Dont code slowly be SWIFT about it!
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Okay, I tried making the words into Data and now I got
Quote: "Compiler Error. Too many data items."
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Grog Grueslayer
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Wow. I think you're just going to have to leave them in a separate file and just load that file. Why did you want to avoid using a file?


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okay ill do that. since the game is 2d and without any pictures, i kind of wanted to just have a single exe file, but i guess i can't do that .
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Grog Grueslayer
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In Classic when you compile with "Make Final" (in DarkEdit) or "Build Final" (in the default editor) all external files are automatically added to the .exe... so you will have a single file.


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oops, i didn't realize that. it's a pretty cool feature.

thank you for your help.
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Np.


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