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boymonkey 130
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I'm trying to make a settings file in .txt format so that when I release the game, people will be able to modify and add things to the game without having to edit source code, but rather by editing a .txt file.
How do I make DBC read a .txt file and turn the contents into a string that I can later read and use?
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flock
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Posted: 6th Aug 2006 06:55
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Um, have you read the manual? It has a great deal on file manipulation in the - I think - Input section. (no offence)


Make the file, open to write, write string, close file. Then later you can either open to read that string (and store it in a var for your program to manipulate) or write over it. Searching the threads for file will bring up quite a few threads on the subject

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boymonkey 130
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Thanks ._.' I looked a little bit but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for... I'll try and find my manual.... XD
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Posted: 6th Aug 2006 18:18
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What were you looking for?

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boymonkey 130
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I was looking for .txt conversion... but I found stuff on turning .txt into actual code by changing .txt to .dbc or something. >.< I couldn't find a way to make the .txt temporary code, while keeping the file a .txt document.
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I don't know how, but this eludes me.

How do I make it so that DarkBasic will look for a SET of conditions, rather then just one. I want this to work, but it won't.


But that just tells me that if expects integers. >.<
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Posted: 7th Aug 2006 03:35 Edited at: 7th Aug 2006 03:37
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First, Use "and" not a ","

Example:


Second, this statement will never come true! How can a number be greater less than 500 and greater than 600 at the same time? Ponder this. You will find that it isn't possible...

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Yeah, I sorta tripped up on that, because I was caught up in the multiple "if"s not working like I thought I would. XD

Anywho, I figured out my trip after a bit, but thanks anyways.

One last thing, and then I SWEAR I won't get stuck for a while.
This question isn't as obvious, because I cleared it through a friend who is better then me at programming, but I know it's not hard.

I have code that has text, and when I click on some one word, a list of related words will appear. However, when I click on one of the other words, the second list comes in the same spot.
That's all supposed to happen, but how do I make the first list dissapear as I click to "open" the second list? >.<
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Posted: 7th Aug 2006 07:59 Edited at: 7th Aug 2006 07:59
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Well...

I've found a couple of things work. If the do loop where the lists are called from is synchronized, then you could put a box covering the entire behind of the lists' length and width. When you call one (you know, if blah = 1 then text 200,200,"something") then another (if blah = 2 then text 200,200,"different") then the first blah's text will erase itself. I've found, for some reason, text will not update itself without being "buffered" with some basic 2D.

Or you could call cls with each input you accept but you must then re-print the menu text then print the new text of the list.

Somebody have a better solution? I know mine work, but they've always seemed a little to barbaric to actually utilize...

By the way, what does ">.<" symbolize?

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Yeah, those'll do for now, because I'm going to use pictures by the time it's finished, so Ir doesn't matter that it's not perfect since it's temporary text.

>.< Is like a sour face, like something's easy but being messed up, or making a stupid mistake.
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K. Good luck! (oooo, sour face)

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