HttpObject

#1 Schedule doesn't make functions wait, it just notes that a function should get called in the future. You're going to have to break your code up to deal with the pre-arrival and post-arrival portions seperately.

#2 Thanks Ben,

Another quick question - is there a way to convert HTML characters to standard ASCII characters within Torque without having to code a script to parse it?
For example converting "<" to "<".

Thanks,
Matthew Grint

#3 There are at least three ways you could do this.


1. On the HTTP server, you have a custom PHP, ASP, or whatever program that returns data in a format compatable with Torque
2. You write a C++ function to parse lines and convert HTML ampersand escapes to their correct text equivalent.
3. You write a script function to parse the lines and convert the HTML ampersand escapes to their correct text equivalent.

For reference see the following resources:

www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=4746 - Note this resource uses TCPObject
www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=3176

#4 Excellent, I just had to adjust my PHP code slightly but it wasn't the cause of a bigger problem that I was having. What happens is the function doesn't seem to recognise that there is a value being passed to it.

This is the code of the function:

function NPCchat::onLine( %this, %line )
{       
	    if(%line != "" && %line != " "){
	    %question = %line;
	    furtherNPC(%question);
            }
}

There is definitly a value (%line) being passed to it, but it always fails at the if(%line...) stage and if I modify this slightly, %line and %question continue to be empty throughout.

Below is where it appears in my console.log with trace(1).

Entering NPCchat::onLine(1709, Hello, <<PlayerName>>. I am <<Name>>. This is a test. <AnswerStart><a:RPGDialog 1>Continue...</a><a:RPGDialog 2>Other Option</a>)

Thanks for any help.

#5 You're using the wrong operators in the if. String comparison is $= (or !$= inequality)

#6 Harold: i've been trying to use the HTTPObject with IIS6.0 but for some reason it will only process any HTML lines and seems to stop processing output when it reaches <% ie any response.write lines. Any ideas?