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« on: June 26, 2007, 05:21:17 pm »
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Hey
Okay, so I've been trying a lot of things to put the name you enter on the registration screen, to appear when you read a sign, for example.
This is what I have done:
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global.name = ini_open('Player' + string(argument0) + '.mgb'); name = ini_read_string('Player', 'name', '');And then when you read the sign:
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Message("Your name is: "+global.name+". ")
I know for sure that the top code is right, but when I go to read the sign, I get the error:
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ERROR in
action number 3
of Key Press Event for Z-key Key
for object objTestRoomSign1:

Error in code at line 1:
   Message("Your name is: "+global.name+". ")

at position 33: Wrong type of arguments to +.
So I go to erase the two "+"
Then when I play the game again, I get this error:
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FATAL ERROR in
action number 3
of Key Press Event for Z-key Key
for object objTestRoomSign1:

COMPILATION ERROR in code action
Error in code at line 1:
   Message("Your name is: "global.name". ")

at position 25: Symbol , or ) expected.
So I am getting kinda frustrated with this.
Can anyone help?

Thanks
-Mewgull
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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2007, 06:18:26 pm »
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Message("Your name is: "+global.name+". ")
into

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Message("Your name is: "+string(global.name)+". ")
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2007, 06:29:48 pm »
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in your code global.name is a number

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ini_open('Player' + string(argument0) + '.mgb');
global.name = ini_read_string('Player', 'name', '');
ini_close();

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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2007, 07:17:04 pm »
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Thanks for the help you two.
I used both of your codes, and I don't get any errors, but when I read the sign:
"your name is: ."
It just doesn't show at all..
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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2007, 08:46:33 pm »
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Show us the contents of your ini file
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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2007, 10:05:10 pm »
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here:

[Player]
name=Mewgull
[Heart Containers]
amount=3
pieces=0
double_defence=0
[Rupees]
wallet=1
amount=0
[Remains]
odolwa=0
goht=0
gyorg=0
twinmold=0
[Masks]
amount=0
[Location]
current=Started
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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2007, 11:01:47 pm »
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Im not experienced with GM at all, but I think its not a global value, rather a player value?  Message("Your name is: "+string(player.name)+". ")
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« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2007, 12:16:17 am »
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No, the code is fine, it sounds like it's having an issue reading the file.  Add some code in there to check whether the file exists before trying to open it.
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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2007, 10:56:32 pm »
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global.name = ini_open('Player' + string(argument0) + '.mgb'); <- thats your problemit needs to be
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ini_open('Player' + string(argument0)+'.mgb');
global.name = ini_read_string('Player', 'name', '');
that WILL work

EDIT:
Just noticed windy's post =/ hmm thats odd. I dunno whats up I'll check your script in GameMaker and tinker with it until it works!

EDIT2:
It worked fine for me. Mewgull check to things:
1) Is the extension of the file .mgb?
2) Is it in the same directory as the executable?
it should work perfectly after you check and make sure both of those are true.
« Last Edit: July 01, 2007, 11:09:08 pm by Antidote »
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2007, 08:52:44 pm »
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Hey mewgull, can you post the Menu Engine please? that would be helpful for alot of folks and reduce the amount of spammy questions.
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« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2007, 09:30:36 pm »
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what are the + at the beginning and the end of the global for?
try without it...thats a hard way to make the code.
try something like...wait what program are you using?
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« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2007, 09:32:07 pm »
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Quote from: EDGE on July 02, 2007, 09:30:36 pm
what are the + at the beginning and the end of the global for?
try without it...thats a hard way to make the code.
try something like...wait what program are you using?
You do that edge and you go to Error hell. he is using GM
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« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2007, 09:35:46 pm »
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ok, let me make something to see if it is what he wants...it may be it may not be but I use it and it works...just give me a few minutes to upload it.
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« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2007, 09:42:45 pm »
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it should be
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message("your name is:" + string(global.name))
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« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2007, 09:47:33 pm »
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oh I'm late xD
Here http://host-a.net/edge_spearo_0/GetNameEngine.gm6
Maybe what you want, I tried to explain the codes but as I've said I suck at explaining so I just hope you understand.
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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2007, 09:59:32 pm »
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Quote from: cazallx on July 02, 2007, 09:42:45 pm
it should be
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message("your name is:" + string(global.name))
He wanted to add a period at the end thus it is
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message("your name is:" + global.name+".")wait... WTF are you doing stringing a string?
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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2007, 10:06:15 pm »
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Quote from: Antidote on July 02, 2007, 09:59:32 pm
Quote from: cazallx on July 02, 2007, 09:42:45 pm
it should be
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message("your name is:" + string(global.name))
He wanted to add a period at the end thus it is
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message("your name is:" + global.name+".")wait... WTF are you doing stringing a string?
well i made it up on the spot so i did not test it or anything and i did not read his own code.
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« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2007, 01:34:16 pm »
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lol, okay thanks guys for your hard work :)

The problem is that it's not showing up at all.  I know for sure that you don't have to put a "string" code in there, becuase on my other games that I used a name, I never had to.  So the problem might be HOW I am activating the "global.name", and possibly where, I should put it.
« Last Edit: July 03, 2007, 03:50:00 pm by Mewgull »
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