what would be the eqivalent of thsi blitz3d to bli

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DREAM

(Posted 2008) [#1]

	levdat$=ReadFile("config.cfg")
	If fileType(levdat$)=1
		levelsetname$=ReadString$(levdat)
		level=ReadByte(levdat)
		CloseFile(levdat)

	endif
	levdat$=WriteFile("config.cfg")
	WriteString(levdat$,levelsetname$)
	WriteByte(levdat$,level)
	CloseFile(levdat)

is it something to do with streams now?

Dreamora

(Posted 2008) [#2]

Correct, thats a TStream thing ;-)
Although, the code above definitely never worked ... thats a thing to guarantee. FileType assumes a path, readfile returns an int handle (not a string)

	local levdat:TStream=ReadFile("config.cfg")
	local level:int
	local levelsetname:string
	If levdat <> null
		levelsetname=ReadString$(levdat)
		level=ReadByte(levdat)
		CloseFile(levdat)

	endif
	levdat=WriteFile("config.cfg")
	WriteString(levdat,levelsetname$)
	WriteByte(levdat,level)
	CloseFile(levdat)

DREAM

(Posted 2008) [#3]

yeah youre right i kinda quickly hacked a piece of code that does work and kinda shorthanded it a bit too much, sorry about that but appreciate the help......the day will come and i'll remember that.....

DREAM

(Posted 2008) [#4]

	Method loadlev()	
		Local levdat:TStream=ReadFile("config.cfg")
		Local level:Int
		Local levelsetname:String
		If levdat <> Null
			levelsetname=ReadString$(levdat)
			level=ReadByte(levdat)
			CloseFile(levdat)
		EndIf
	End Method
	
	Method savelev()
		Local levdat:TStream=ReadFile("config.cfg")
		Local level:Int
		Local levelsetname:String
		levdat=WriteFile("config.cfg")
		WriteString(levdat,levelsetname$)	
		WriteByte(levdat,level)	
		CloseFile(levdat)
	End Method

would this be correct if it was inside an object, and even though on the method savelev() i would still use

Local levdat:TStream=ReadFile("config.cfg")

not

Local levdat:TStream=WriteFile("config.cfg")

Dreamora

(Posted 2008) [#5]

You would use WriteFile and check if levdat <> null afterwards to make sure it was opened.

the level and levelsetname should not be needed as locals anymore. That data should be stored on your object as you otherwise will always store levelsetname which is "" and level which is 0 ^^