File Problem - GameCreators Forum

Author

Message

tubeular cube face

19

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 14th Jul 2005

Location:

Posted: 25th Sep 2006 21:03

Link

I need to create a file for my game to save screenshots in but my code is not working why?

+ Code Snippet

repeat
if file exist ("C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\")
looper=0
else
make file "C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\"
looper=1
endif
print file exist ("C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\")
sync
until file exist ("C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\")

Print "it Loaded"
wait Key

Tubeularcubeface

Back to top

Profile PM

spooky

22

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 30th Aug 2002

Location: United Kingdom

Posted: 25th Sep 2006 21:11

Link

You mean you want to make a FOLDER, not a file.

Look at help for

PATH EXIST
MAKE DIRECTORY

Boo!

Back to top

Profile PM Website

tubeular cube face

19

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 14th Jul 2005

Location:

Posted: 26th Sep 2006 15:27

Link

Thanks but I Changed it and it still dosent work

+ Code Snippet

if path exist ("C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\")

else

make directory "C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\"

repeat
print path exist("C:\Program Files\Maze\Screenshots\")
until shiftkey()=1

endif

Tubeularcubeface

Back to top

Profile PM

spooky

22

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 30th Aug 2002

Location: United Kingdom

Posted: 26th Sep 2006 17:28 Edited at: 26th Sep 2006 17:30

Link

If the 'Maze' folder does not exist you can't just create a subfolder within in. So you need to first test for 'Maze' folder and then for the 'Screenshots' folder.

+ Code Snippet

main$="C:Program FilesMaze"
sub$=main$+"Screenshots"

if not path exist(main$)
   make directory main$
endif

if not path exist(sub$)
   make directory sub$
endif

print path exist(sub$)

wait key

Ideally though, you should not just go and create folders in program files directory as different pcs have different setups. What if program installed in different folder, etc.

Normally you would just have a screenshots folder in same folder where game EXE is.

+ Code Snippet

s$="Screenshots"

if not path exist(s$)
   make directory s$
endif

print path exist(s$)

wait key

Boo!

Back to top

Profile PM Website

Saiochi

18

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 17th Sep 2006

Location: Under your bed

Posted: 27th Sep 2006 10:28 Edited at: 27th Sep 2006 10:30

Link

+ Code Snippet

if path exist("C:/Program Files/Maze/Screenshots")=0
   make directory "C:/Program Files/Maze/Screenshots"
endif

Try this?

If you have X-ray vision, can you see through your own eyelids?

Back to top

Profile PM Email

tubeular cube face

19

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 14th Jul 2005

Location:

Posted: 27th Sep 2006 16:37

Link

Ok thanks spooky that was the problem

Tubeularcubeface

Back to top

Profile PM

Sorry your browser is not supported!

Newcomers DBPro Corner / File Problem