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OldTifu
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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 18:47
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Hallo, just got DarkBasic at New Years and so far, all is great I've started work on my first game which is going to be a remake of something I made in qbasic (so most of the logic is already in my head ) All's going fine so far, except I don't know how to save data...

Basically, I have an array tile(11,11) which will be used for the tiles that make up each room in the game. I have my level editor happily making these rooms, but I got no idea how to actually save them so I can use them... any help would be appreciated
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jasuk70
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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 18:55
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What i did for this sort of thing was: (this is from memory so code may need slightly modifying)



Then do the reverse (I.e OPEN TO READ and READ LONG)

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OldTifu
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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 19:16
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Ah! That works perfectly. Thanks
Now I have something to do all weekend...

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Attreid
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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 19:24
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more easy, with the arrays :
save array filename$,arrayname(0)
you can write too :

but if you write (0), it save all
it was the commande to save an array, and to load it ....... ....... load array
save array is more easy than open to write, but the two commands done the same thing

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Arrow
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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 19:59
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What about if you want to save stats like health and stuff?

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rockabillypete
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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 20:01
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whats a level editor please let me know is it sofware program. i must try arrays .

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The Darthster
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Posted: 11th Jan 2003 00:55
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Hito Hentai: then you put the stats like health and stuff into an array, and use the methods described above.

Rockabillypete: a level editor is a program which makes it easier to produce levels or environments for a game, by providing an easy interface. Usually people writing games will write their own level editor, tailored to their needs.
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Abobo
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Posted: 12th Jan 2003 22:10
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I just want to say, that you should use save arry. not open write. once you compile the file you can't just open and read your info! this realy scrood me up once so don't make the same mistake.
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Shadow
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Posted: 13th Jan 2003 17:50
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Abobo: "I just want to say, that you should use save arry. not open write. once you compile the file you can't just open and read your info! this realy scrood me up once so don't make the same mistake."

Is this because the file is made part of your .exe?

If so, could you somehow keep the file separate?
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Abobo
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Posted: 14th Jan 2003 00:58
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Yes, it's becase it was part of the exe file.
you can avoid this by making it a file name like "something.something" if it's a reconized file type DB will include it in the exe. and if you try to read numbers from it, it will be all messed up. if you use the "save array" and "load array" commands you will not run into this.
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OldTifu
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Posted: 14th Jan 2003 02:04
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Well, i'll do it that way then, less code too ^_^

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