getCommunityName(), getAccount()

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

stuff

findPlayer() will accept an account name; old or new, they're still accounts

findPlayerByCommunityName() will accept an account name or community name; players with old accounts have their account as their community name

Let's assume "Graal123" has a cname of "Bob"

PHP Code:

// work:
temp.pl = findPlayer("cbk1994");
temp.pl = findPlayerByCommunityName("cbk1994");
temp.pl = findPlayer("Graal123");
temp.pl = findPlayerByCommunityName("Graal123");

// don't work:
temp.pl = findPlayer("Bob"); 


The reason these commands are needed is not for findPlayer, but for when accounts are offline.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

findPlayer() will accept an account name; old or new, they're still accounts

findPlayerByCommunityName() will accept an account name or community name; players with old accounts have their account as their community name

Let's assume "Graal123" has a cname of "Bob"

PHP Code:

// work:
temp.pl = findPlayer("cbk1994");
temp.pl = findPlayerByCommunityName("cbk1994");
temp.pl = findPlayer("Graal123");
temp.pl = findPlayerByCommunityName("Graal123");

// don't work:
temp.pl = findPlayer("Bob"); 


The reason these commands are needed is not for findPlayer, but for when accounts are offline.

I guess that makes sense if the only thing available is their community name... but why would you ever only have their community name available? However, I still think the script I posted above should work, as it seems pretty easy and with minimal effort on the scripters part.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

I guess that makes sense if the only thing available is their community name... but why would you ever only have their community name available?

Commands players use, such as ":hire account", or even staff commands?

However, I still think the script I posted above should work, as it seems pretty easy and with minimal effort on the scripters part.

Sure, that's not the problem. The problem arises when the other player is offline.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Commands players use, such as ":hire account", or even staff commands?

True points. I agree, this is a mess for scripters. I hate having to do checks like this.

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Sure, that's not the problem. The problem arises when the other player is offline.

What about them being offline? As far as I know, findplayer() does not allow access to an offline player data anyways?

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

What about them being offline? As far as I know, findplayer() does not allow access to an offline player data anyways?

Yes, but bank accounts are usually stored in a database NPC, SQL, etc.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Yes, but bank accounts are usually stored in a database NPC, SQL, etc.

Ah, ya, I get it now. Same conditions of :hire account thing.

What a mess.

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Commands players use, such as ":hire account", or even staff commands?

Chat commands should be eliminated completely. Only time they should exist is as a secondary way of triggering functions that are already available in some kind of GUI.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by xXziroXx

Chat commands should be eliminated completely. Only time they should exist is as a secondary way of triggering functions that are already available in some kind of GUI.

There are still plenty of cases where you may only know the community name.

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

There are still plenty of cases where you may only know the community name.

True.