Overwriting Object Variables?

[killerogue]

PHP Code:

public function saveChar( charID )
{
  temp.filePath = ( "mud/playerdata/data/" @ this.account @ "_" @ temp.charID @ ".arc" );

  if ( temp.charID in |1, 3| )
  {
    if ( this.charExists( temp.filePath ) )
    {
    for ( temp.var: this.clientr.getDynamicVarNames() )
      {
        if ( !temp.var.ends( "ID" ) )
        {
          temp.clientVars.add( temp.var );
        }
      }
      temp.savedChar = new TStaticVar();
      temp.savedChar.loadVarsFromArray( temp.clientVars );

      for ( temp.theseVars: temp.savedChar.getDynamicVarNames() )
      {
          temp.savedChar.( @ temp.theseVars ) = makevar( "temp.savedChar." @ temp.theseVars );
      }
    
      temp.savedChar.charLevel = this.level.name;
      temp.savedChar.charXPos = this.y;
      temp.savedChar.charYPos = this.x;

      temp.savedChar.saveVars( temp.filePath, 0 );
    }
    else
    {
      echo ( "***Mud Control: Character does not exist! Character must exist before saving!" );
    }
  }
  else
  {
    echo ( "***Mud Control: Invalid character ID! Character could not be saved!" );
  }
} 


Code's up that a-way ^ !

Now the problem I am having is this, I preset a var named "mudaccount" in a different function and it saves it into the text file perfectly fine listing the Admin-Playerworld145 account as the mudaccount (account I'm testing with ).

But, when I use the above function it seems to overwrite mudaccount and make it equal 1. I've tried using the append function as well but that doesn't help.


Anyone see an issue?

[Rapidwolve]

Load the variables, change whatever needs to be changed and save it again.

[killerogue]

What exactly do you think I'm doing?

E: It's not even a matter of what I need to change inside the text file but what I need to add to it. >.>

[Rapidwolve]

Originally Posted by killerogue

What exactly do you think I'm doing?

Apparently not what I told you to do.

Say I have (Apple = 1), and (Bannana = 2) saved in ("mud/food"). To edit one of them without overwriting the whole file this is what I have to do.

PHP Code:

this.newInfo.loadVars("mud/food");
this.newInfo.Bannana = 3;
this.newInfo.saveVars("mud/food", false); 


That would change the bannana value to 3, and wont do anything to the apple.

Edit to respond to the post above:
Ok if you want to add something then my method will still work.

PHP Code:

this.newInfo.loadVars("mud/food");
this.newInfo.Pie = 5;
this.newInfo.saveVars("mud/food", false); 


Would add 'Pie' to the file, and will leave everything else alone.

To sum it all up just add this:

PHP Code:

temp.savedChar.loadVars(temp.filepath); 


Before:

PHP Code:

temp.savedChar.loadVarsFromArray( temp.clientVars ); 


[killerogue]

Ah, thanks Rapid. Novo sort of made me realize it was a bit over complicated to begin with.

So I basically dumbed it down and did what you said and it works fine. :]


Edit:

Ah, a new issue arises, following what you said I then tried to save the clientr strings as well along with everything else, It works with append but not with overwrite. But that's ok.

Thanks for the help man.