Editing .txt files

[Astram]

How can you edit .txt files online, with multiline edit, and then save it? Like
lets say this is in pwn.txt "HI there". Then, how would you edit pwn.txt from "HI there" to "NOOB" and save it?

[cbk1994]

PHP Code:

temp.lines = {
  "first line",
  "second line",
  "third line"
};

// if you want to append to the file instead of replacing, second parameter
// should be true
temp.lines.saveLines("path/to/file.txt", false); 


Serverside, obviously, and (npcserver) needs rw (folder rights) to the specified file.

To get an array of lines from a text file,

PHP Code:

temp.lines.loadLines("path/to/file.txt"); 


[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by fowlplay4

Here's some basic examples for the savestring and savelines functions.

PHP Code:

// Declare Filename
temp.filename = "path/to/file.txt";
// Save Lines
temp.lines = {
  "Line 0: Hello",
  "Line 1: World!"
  "Line 2: How are you?"
};
temp.lines.savelines(temp.filename, 0);
// Save String
temp.str = "Hello World!\n";
temp.str.savestring(temp.filename, 0);
// Append String to File
temp.str = "Yeah!\n";
temp.str.savestring(temp.filename, 1);
// Append Lines to File
temp.lines.savelines(temp.filename, 1); 


Originally Posted by fowlplay4

This works just fine, the file will look messed up (all on one line) in regular Windows Notepad (Terriblepad) instead use Wordpad or Notepad++

PHP Code:

function onActionServerSide() {
  temp.filename = "cartridge/test.txt";
  if (params[0] == "load") {
    temp.lines.loadlines(temp.filename);
    player.triggerclient(this.name, "load", temp.lines);
  }
  else if (params[0] == "save") {
    params[1].savelines(temp.filename, 0);
  }
}

//#CLIENTSIDE

function onActionClientSide() {
  if (params[0] == "load") {
    TestWindowML.setlines(params[1]);
  }
}

function onCreated() {
  new GuiWindowCtrl("TestWindow") {
    x = 100;
    y = 100;
    width = 300;
    height = 300;
    new GuiScrollCtrl("TestWindowScroll") {
      x = 4;
      y = 20;
      width = 296;
      height = 280;
      new GuiMLTextEditCtrl("TestWindowML") {
        x = y = 2;
        width = 280;
        height = 280;
      }
    }
  }
  triggerserver("gui", name, "load");
}

function ChatBar.onAction() {
  if (ChatBar.text == "/save") {
    temp.lines = TestWindowML.getlines();
    triggerserver("gui", this.name, "save", temp.lines);
    ChatBar.text = "";
  }
} 


Also linked on my tutorial.

[Astram]

Also, I have

PHP Code:

function onActionServerSide()
  {
  if (params[0] == "debug")
    {
    temp.filename = "weapons/weaponDrag.txt"; 
    temp.lines.loadlines(temp.filename); 
    player.chat = temp.lines;
    player.triggerclient(this.name, "load", temp.lines);
    }
  } 


and I have the weapon "Drag" on the server, but my player.chat always is "0"... Any help?

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Astram

and I have the weapon "Drag" on the server, but my player.chat always is "0"... Any help?

Does (npcserver) have read rights to it?

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by Astram

Also, I have

PHP Code:

function onActionServerSide()
  {
  if (params[0] == "debug")
    {
    temp.filename = "weapons/weaponDrag.txt"; 
    temp.lines.loadlines(temp.filename); 
    player.chat = temp.lines;
    player.triggerclient(this.name, "load", temp.lines);
    }
  } 


and I have the weapon "Drag" on the server, but my player.chat always is "0"... Any help?

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Does (npcserver) have read rights to it?

this, and you forgot the "gui" parameter before this.name on the triggerclient.

i would also believe that setting the player.chat wouldnt work due the textlimit on 256 chars, so try something like echo or sendrpgmessage instead

[Mark Sir Link]

Originally Posted by Deas_Voice

this, and you forgot the "gui" parameter before this.name on the triggerclient.

i would also believe that setting the player.chat wouldnt work due the textlimit on 256 chars, so try something like echo or sendrpgmessage instead

The GUI parameter is not required for triggerclient.

TServerPlayer.triggerclient(str) vs triggerserver(str, str)

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Does (npcserver) have read rights to it?

for some incredibly stupid reason this is not a requirement for loading files, the NPC Server can load any file at any time, only requires write for savelines

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Mark Sir Link

for some incredibly stupid reason this is not a requirement for loading files, the NPC Server can load any file at any time, only requires write for savelines

Are you sure? Just tested it and read rights are required for me.

[Mark Sir Link]

Just tested this on Unholy Nation, server had no rights to weapons folder.

PHP Code:

function onCreated(){
  temp.f = new TGraalVar();
  f.loadlines("weapons/weaponJoltbomb.txt");
  echo(f);
} 


Echo output:
GRAWP001,"REALNAME Joltbomb","IMAGE joltbomb.png",SCRIPT,"function onactionserverside() {"," if (params[0] == ""reduce"") {"," player.bombs -= 1;"," }",},//#CLIENTSIDE,"function onweaponfired() {"," if (player.bombs < 1) return(0);"," if (player.level.name == ""unevent_platforms.nw"") {"," player.chat = ""A magical force is blocking you."";"," return(0);"," }"," freezeplayer(0.2);"," setani(""grab"","""");"," triggerserver(""gui"",this.name,""reduce"");"," putbomb(3,player.x%64+vecx(player.dir)*2+0.5,playe r.y%64+vecy(player.dir)*2+0.5);",},SCRIPTEND

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Mark Sir Link

Just tested this on Unholy Nation, server had no rights to weapons folder.

Just tested again and read rights are definitely required on Ol' West. Stefan may have some option turned on for UN to not require it?

I know I've had issues where read rights were required in the past on servers.

Also, why are you using 'new TGraalVar'?

Originally Posted by RC

Script: Couldn't create object: type TGraalVar is not existing at line 2 in script of TempChris

[Mark Sir Link]

just a habit I have from other languages, it seems bizarre to me to just immediately use an object without defining it.

I also don't get any RC error like that.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Mark Sir Link

just a habit I have from other languages, it seems bizarre to me to just immediately use an object without defining it.

I also don't get any RC error like that.

Does UN have error reporting (at runtime) logging to RC? Check that the "logscripterrorstofile" server option is false.

Arrays aren't objects any more than a normal string or number, defining it like that is just silly, not to mention wrong.

Originally Posted by scripthelp

TGraalVar - object type, cannot be created by script

Would you do

PHP Code:

temp.gravity = new TGraalVar();
temp.gravity = 3; 


?

[Mark Sir Link]

I guess the thing that seems the most awkward to me about it is both creating and filling the object by a function rather than an equal sign. Something about

temp.f.loadlines("textfile") creating object f and inserting data just seems wrong to me

I guess I should probably stop since it can't be created by script, but I'd probably to start commenting every time I use it because I'd wonder where it came from later in the script