Variables saving from one session to the next

Posted by Cericoe17 on Mon 25 Oct 2010 02:56 AM — 7 posts, 20,408 views.

Cericoe17 Mon 25 Oct 2010 02:56 AM #0

I'm very new to mushclient, just left Cmud.

I'm trying to write a script that will manage using Portals on Aardwolf.

I can't get the table to save from one session the next. I serialize the table with


SetVariable("PortalString",serialize.save ("Portals"))

and reload it with


assert (loadstring (GetVariable ("PortalString") or "")) ()

None of my other variables will save either.


<variables>
  <variable name="numPortals">0</variable>
  <variable name="drinkCon">None</variable>
  <variable name="portBag">None</variable>
  <variable name="pLevel">0</variable>
  <variable name="pTier">0</variable>
  <variable name="haveWish">0</variable>
  <variable name="portback">NotSet</variable>
  <variable name="heldItem">None</variable>
  <variable name="PortalString"></variable>
</variables>

Twisol USA Mon 25 Oct 2010 03:14 AM #1

Is this in a plugin? Make sure you have save_state="y" set in the <plugin> tag.

Where did you get the <variables> part from? Did you copy it from a file, or did you export them from the Variables dialog?

Cericoe17 Mon 25 Oct 2010 03:18 AM #2

Yea, it's a plugin and the variables are copy and pasted from the xml file. That's the my heading for it.


<plugin
   name="aaPortalScript"
   author="Jon"
   id="0f5715779c39a44919e4bf85"
   language="Lua"
   purpose="To run my Portals"
   save_state="y"
   date_written="2010-10-11 20:29:37"
   requires="4.59"
   version="1.0"
   >

Twisol USA Mon 25 Oct 2010 03:21 AM #3

I think your problem is that the variables in a <variables> block always overwrite any variables loaded in from the plugin's state file. You'll need to find some other way to load the defaults.

Cericoe17 Mon 25 Oct 2010 03:22 AM #4

I'll try that. Thank you.

Cericoe17 Mon 25 Oct 2010 03:34 AM #5

Awesome that was the problem. Thank you so so much!

Twisol USA Mon 25 Oct 2010 03:34 AM #6

You're welcome!