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i want my prog to open a file read the contense and use the information in that file to output the description of what the character would see and create valid exits to other rooms that are also files to be opened. what is the best way to do this. the only reason that i want the rooms to be opened through files is that i want the game to be upgradeble through a txt file or something like that, that would include quests and items and such.
the help is appreciated. :D
There is no 'best' way. There are only ways. And here's one:
File: kitchen.txt
Code:This is the kitchen. You may......
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east livingroom.txt
down basement.txt
north garden.txt
is there a way that you can have the user input the address of a folder and have the prog copy those files in the folder and replace/ create them in another folder.
along those lines is it possible to have the program in onefolder and the files that you want in another folder inside of the folder that the progs in and have the prog know to open that folder then grab the files from there?
Of course. It just requires the manipulation of a path & filename string, and use of various file commands that can open, rename, and delete files.
what is the code to open a file thats in a different folder or sub folder from where the prog is???
i figured that there was a way i just wanted to know the code for it.
The answer is probably os dependant, but if you know the full path then just put that in where you normally put the file name (ie "c:\\program files\\myfile.txt" )
so do i include that inn the
fin.open("c:\Program Files\myFile.txt");
would that work or do i have the wrong idea al together
That should work, but you need to use two backslashes (\\).
Otherwise what happens if you accidentally have an escape sequence like "c:\program files\thisisatest.txt" <--\t is for tab
thx so very much
wouldn't the compiler complain about \p first and not even finish compilation?Quote:
Originally posted by JaWiB
Otherwise what happens if you accidentally have an escape sequence like "c:\program files\thisisatest.txt" <--\t is for tab
Yeah, you would get unknown escape sequence errors
It's undefined.Quote:
Originally posted by major_small
wouldn't the compiler complain about \p first and not even finish compilation?
I know it's undefined... or the compiler wouldn't complain...
No, the compiler will happily compile it. Since \p is not a valid escape character, the \ is simply removed and the 'p' is left. As least that's how my compiler does it. I'm not sure if this is standard or not, but I've never had a compiler error on an undefined escape.Quote:
Originally posted by major_small
wouldn't the compiler complain about \p first and not even finish compilation?
>>I'm not sure if this is standard or not
It's undefined (repeating myself here ;) )
This means the compiler is free to do whatever it likes, you cannot guarantee an error or not.
You shouldn't use absolute paths like "C:\\Games\\MyGame" since you don't know where the user may place it. If you're talking about folders inside the folder where your exe lies you should use relative paths, like "\\Maps". If your exe lies in C:\Games\MyGame, that path will evaluate to C:\Games\MyGame\Maps.
i knew that, i used a editable path file so that the user will change the address of the main game folder in the file and during the program it grabs that location and adds ot the end of it to access forlders that are in the main game folder.
thx though for looking out for me.