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Phaelax

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Posted: 21st Dec 2011 00:36 Edited at: 21st Dec 2011 00:36

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Given this code, the ONLY thing I should see on the screen is the value of count, a single number. However, look at the image of my output, it makes no sense!

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    s$ = "test"
    openToRead(1, "dict7.txt")
    if fileIsOpen(1) = 0
        `if getErrorOccurred() then s$ = getLastError()
    else
        s$ = readString(1)
        count = val(s$)
        r = random(1, count)

        for i = 1 to r
            `s$ = readString(1)
        next i

        closeFile(1)
    endif

    print("1. "+s$)

    sync()
    do:loop

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Hockeykid

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Posted: 21st Dec 2011 01:05

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With the first version of AppGameKit there was (and still could be) a bug with "Read String" that would actually read out the whole file. The solution was to use "ReadLine( )" instead of "ReadString( )". Give that a try, and if that doesn't work, mind posting the contents of the "dict7.txt" file.

Sean

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mr_d

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Posted: 21st Dec 2011 01:08

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I beleive it's because AppGameKit readstring from file takes the endofstring character as the null character.
if your strings are on seperate lines separated by either LF or LFCR then this will not be picked up and the whole file (or as much as it can fit in it's buffer) will be printed out.

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