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Pref to file count.

by Bob Mann · in Torque 3D Beginner · 12/14/2010 (3:21 am) · 17 replies

Hey I am trying to make a way to set a pref depending on the number of files in a folder.
Is this possible?

for(%f = 1; isFile("./server/database/players/" @ %f @ ".txt"); %f++)

For what I am aware of this will only work with the files numbered. Is there another way?
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Associate Rene Damm
#1
12/14/2010 (9:45 am)

getFileCount() is probably what you're looking for.

%count = getFileCount( "./server/database/players/*.txt", false );

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#2
12/14/2010 (1:32 pm)
Thanks.

Edit:

I keep getting a parse error with this:

if(!isFile("~/server/database/players/" @ %this.username @ ".xml")
	{
	
	}

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#3
12/17/2010 (1:37 am)
Is %this.username defined?
Try using expandFilename()

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#4
12/17/2010 (2:06 am)
No. Its a Script Object, or part of one.

>>> Some error context, with ## on sides of error halt:
echo("SAVE : CURRENTPLAYERCOUNT : " @ $save::playercount @ " !");



//=========================================================

//^2. Functions

//=========================================================



function save::adddata(%this)

{

^if(!isFile("~/server/database/players/" @ %this.username @ ".xml")

^{

##^##

^}



}






>>> Error report complete.

Associate Michael Hall
Distracted...
#5
12/17/2010 (2:27 am)
Count/match your number of parenthesis in the if statement.

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#6
12/17/2010 (2:34 am)
Whole function, so far.
function save::adddata(%this)
{
	if(!isFile("~/server/database/players/" @ %this.username @ ".xml")
	{
		//nothing
	}
}

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#7
12/17/2010 (4:59 am)
Michael's right, you need another ")" at the end of the if-statement.

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#8
12/17/2010 (1:41 pm)
I did not notice that.
Thanks.

Edit:

Could some one help me debug this?

Edit 2: New code posted.

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#9
12/31/2010 (8:11 pm)
Well for one you spelled "given" wrong. :P

Also, is your directory setup correct? If this file is in scripts/server then it's searching for the save file scripts/server/server/database/players/Pitfall.save

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#10
12/31/2010 (10:06 pm)
The directory is fine. It just can't read the variables from the file.

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#11
01/02/2011 (12:52 am)
I've never used getField before. That separates by TAB right? Try putting each field on a different line or use getWord with only one space in between each.

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#12
01/02/2011 (8:33 pm)
Tried putting them on new lines.
1
Pitfall
testpass
lol@fail.net
//end vars
But it still dose not work.

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#13
01/02/2011 (9:55 pm)
Is your long echo line being displayed in the console?
'Cause I think I found your problem.
It looks like
if(!isFile("./server/database/players/" @ %urname @ ".save"))
should be 
if(isFile("./server/database/players/" @ %urname @ ".save"))

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#14
01/02/2011 (10:40 pm)
Yes it dose but username echoed as nothing.
I removed the ! but it always comes back as "player dose not exist".

More edit:
Rewritten from scratch, Seems to work fine now.

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#15
01/04/2011 (12:33 am)
The "!" isn't supposed to be there. Maybe it's not working because the directory isn't right. Try using expandFilename.

Torque 3D Owner Bob Mann
#16
01/04/2011 (3:48 am)
The directory is right.
//From account creation
	%file = new FileObject();
	%file.openforwrite("./server/database/players/" @ %urname @ ".save");

Torque Owner Jonathan Noyola
Fisticuff Games
#17
01/05/2011 (6:02 am)
Well the "!" isn't supposed to be there. It should be
if (isFile(%file))
{
   // Do stuff with file
}