Adventure Game Studio

Hi,
I have a predefined string "nick" which the player enters into a text box.
I would like for the game to use this "nick" as the save game name.
I would like it to use that string no matter if the save game list has 0 index or not.
This is the code I'm playing with.

function btnIconSave_OnClick(GUIControl *control, MouseButton button)
{
 gSaveGame.Visible = true;
 // Get the list of save games
 lstSaveGamesList.FillSaveGameList();
 if (lstSaveGamesList.ItemCount > 0)
 {
   // If there is at least one, set the default text
   // to be the first game's name
   txtNewSaveName.Text = lstSaveGamesList.Items[0];
 }
 else
 {
   // No save games yet, default empty text.
   txtNewSaveName.Text = "";
 }
 mouse.UseModeGraphic(eModePointer);
 gIconbar.Visible = false;
}


And this is what I'm trying to do with it, not seeming to work though.


function btnIconSave_OnClick(GUIControl *control, MouseButton button)
{
 gSaveGame.Visible = true;
 // Get the list of save games
 lstSaveGamesList.FillSaveGameList();
 if (lstSaveGamesList.ItemCount > 0)
 {
   // If there is at least one, set the default text
   // to be the first game's name
   txtNewSaveName.Text = lstSaveGamesList.Items[0];
 }
 else
 {
   // was trying to change this to
   txtNewSaveName.Text = nick;
   //but it appeared to have no effect
   //also this only effects it if the index is 0 i would like it to use the nick string
   //in any case
 }
 mouse.UseModeGraphic(eModePointer);
 gIconbar.Visible = false;
}


Wow. I was trying to answer this earlier this morning (while at work! :P), and I'm surprised no responses yet.

Grim: Do you understand what the following line means?

if (lstSaveGamesList.ItemCount > 0)

I don't mean to sound rude, but your question seems to be a fairly straightforward answer, unless I'm misunderstanding you:

Quotei would like it to use the nick string in any case

So based on that:

function btnIconSave_OnClick(GUIControl *control, MouseButton button)
{
  gSaveGame.Visible = true;
  // Get the list of save games
  lstSaveGamesList.FillSaveGameList();
  // removed the if-else block entirely
  txtNewSaveName.Text = nick;
  mouse.UseModeGraphic(eModePointer);
  gIconbar.Visible = false;
}

Of course you didn't post code showing where the String variable nick is created and set, but I'll give the benefit of a doubt that you did that appropriately. ;)

If this still doesn't work, please let us know exactly what behavior you do see, not just that it's not working.

Thanks for answering bud.
This is what i got going on.

String nick;

///Which is then changed by this a short while later in the code:

function bconnect_Click(GUIControl *control, MouseButton button) {
nick = "stranger";
nick = Game.InputBox("Enter a nick name (A-Za-z0-9_):");
Connect(nick);

//I would guess if (lstSaveGamesList.ItemCount > 0) means if savegameslist greater  than zero


But I'm totally exhausted after a long long day so I'll try your code tomorrow.
Don't take it as ungratfulness because I'm very greatful for your reply.
Get back to ya tomorrow and thanks again :D

Well, i woke up in the middle of the night and couldnt sleep, gave it a whirl and...


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Perhaps it has to do with this referring function?


function btnSaveGame_OnClick(GUIControl *control, MouseButton button)
{
 int gameSlotToSaveInto = lstSaveGamesList.ItemCount + 1;
 int i = 0;
 while (i < lstSaveGamesList.ItemCount)
 {
   if (lstSaveGamesList.Items[i] == txtNewSaveName.Text)
   {
     gameSlotToSaveInto = lstSaveGamesList.SaveGameSlots[i];
   }
   i++;
 }
 SaveGameSlot(gameSlotToSaveInto, txtNewSaveName.Text);
 close_save_game_dialog();
}

But perhaps not, i tried commenting out relying variables with no avail...

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