[Flow Low]

I'm working on a plugin in sourcemod and want to know how to write a players stats to a .txt file when they disconnect. then i want to know how to read the file and locate there steam id when they connect and put those into the variable stats[client].

note: it doesn't have to be a txt, it can be a .ini, .cfg, etc.

[meng]

Unless its a private server, you would end up with massive (unless your server sucks lemur ass) amounts of stat files. You might want to give them a cookie!

[Monkeys]

Not really. Plenty of plugins out there that already do something like that.

Keyvalues is the easiest way to go, OP. Read up on it on the AlliedModders wiki.

[Flow Low]

do these key values save to one file or multiple files?

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Flow Low do these key values save to one file or multiple files?

It could be multiple files, but usually it is set to making one file. (its easier to make one file and save it ever once and a while, then saving and opening multiple files etc.)

[Monkeys]

You can make it read and write to as many files you want.
But if you read the wiki, you'd have known that.

[Flow Low]

ya sorry i read it and now i understand.
thanks for the help.
I just have one more question. how do i create a new subkey in my set of key values? such as if i get a new client how would i save his steam id as a new subkey and his statpoints, deaths, and kills as new values under the subkey.

I do understand how to read the keyvalues.

[Monkeys]

bool:KvJumpToKey(Handle:kv, const String:key[], bool:create=false)
Use the last argument to create new keyvalues. (So if you want to create a sub called Herp, use KvJumpToKey(handleKV, "Herp", true); )

[Flow Low]

Thanks, i wasn't sure if i needed a whole new piece of code to make one or not. should have looked harder at the API.