variable holders for games - Printable Version

variable holders for games - Printable Version

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variable holders for games - Inori - 08-22-2014

A while ago I was making a batch RPG and realized you can save files with the ">" function that can have any ".whatever" extension. This got me thinking.
In a week's time, I'd come up with the system. This is how it went down.

Example:

The Problem:
You want to save a character name.
The Code:

Code:
@echo off
echo enter character name
set /p name=
;redundancy, just for good measure
goto :a
:a
cls
%name% > C:\[filepath]\charstat.name
echo name: %name%
pause <nul

what this will do is send the "name" variable, in .txt format, to a newly created file called "charstat.name" (character stat, name) in the specified filepath.
each time the code is executed, it will overwrite the file and use the new name.

New Problem:
how do I use this?
The Code (I think?):

Code:
@echo off
set /p name=
%name% < C:\[filepath]\charstat.name
echo %name%
pause <nul

What this does (again, I think) is get the name file and set it to the "name" variable.

This can also be used for any alpha-numeric variable you need stored in your game, from mob HP to Drop Rates.
If there's anything you think could be improved or anything wrong with the code (the second bit especially) feel free to PM me!

Enjoy!
-[blank]

Sidenote: sadly, I never released batventures. It was being produced near the end of the school year and even I have priorities :Not-Amused:

Example:

The Problem:
You want to save a character name.
The Code:

Code:
@echo off
echo enter character name
set /p name=
;redundancy, just for good measure
goto :a
:a
cls
%name% > C:\[filepath]\charstat.name
echo name: %name%
pause <nul

Code:
@echo off
set /p name=
%name% < C:\[filepath]\charstat.name
echo %name%
pause <nul

Example:

The Problem:
You want to save a character name.
The Code:

Code:
@echo off
echo enter character name
set /p name=
;redundancy, just for good measure
goto :a
:a
cls
%name% > C:\[filepath]\charstat.name
echo name: %name%
pause <nul

Code:
@echo off
set /p name=
%name% < C:\[filepath]\charstat.name
echo %name%
pause <nul

RE: variable holders for games - RaccoonCity_mybb_import13707 - 08-25-2014

With the help of the saved file, it'll always remember the name.

Pretty smart! Smile