[yuppicide]

I coded a simple plugin and tested it works on my server.

Could someone show me how to randomly read a line from a text file and PrintToChatAll?

Let's say I have the text file textfile.txt

line1
line2
line3
line4

It would randomly show one of those 4.

[splewis]

Something like this:

new Handle:lines = CreateArray(1024);
new Handle:file = OpenFile("textfile.txt", "r");
while (!IsEndOfFile(file) && ReadFileLine(file, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
    PushArrayString(lines, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
}
CloseHandle(file);


new n = GetArraySize(lines);
if (n != 0) {
    new index = GetRandomInt(0, n - 1);
    GetArrayString(lines, index, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    PrintToChatAll(buffer);
}

CloseHandle(lines);

[yuppicide]

Not sure where exactly to put.. I get like 6 or 7 error messages:

   #include <sourcemod>
   #include <colors>

   public Plugin:myinfo = {
	name = "Troll",
	author = "Yuppicide",
	version = "1.0.3",
	url = "http://www.serverofdeath.com/"
   }

   new Handle:lines = CreateArray(1024);
   new Handle:file = Openfile("troll.txt", "r");
   while (!IsEndOfFile(file) && ReadFileLine(file, buffer, sizeof    (buffer))) {
    PushArrayString(lines, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
}
CloseHandle(file);


   public OnPluginStart()
   {
	RegConsoleCmd("sm_troll", Command_Troll);
   }

   public Action:Command_Troll(client, args)
int n = GetArraySize(lines);
if (n != 0) {
    int index = GetRandomInt(0, n - 1);
    GetArrayString(lines, index, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    PrintToChatAll(buffer);
}

CloseHandle(lines);

As you can see above, I tried putting them in various locations.

[hamilton5]

various locations :facepalm: why wouldn't you put it in your command!?

[yuppicide]

I tried that first and got error messages. No matter where I stick the code I get 5 or 6 error messages.

error 003: declaration of a local variable must appear in a compound block
error 010: invalid function or declaration
error 010: invalid function or declaration
error 010: invalid function or declaration
error 021: symbol already defined "PrintToChatAll"
error 021: symbol already defined "CloseHandle"

[hamilton5]

obviously you don't even script bro... why would you #include <colors>

I think this might be for the new sourcemod after looking at it... there are int's instead of new's

just search scripting or google for what your looking for it has been done many times

[yuppicide]

Yeah I'm including colors to change the color of chat. I can do white, red, blue, green, etc. That works fine.

[splewis]

Originally Posted by hamilton5 obviously you don't even script bro... why would you #include <colors> I think this might be for the new sourcemod after looking at it... there are int's instead of new's just search scripting or google for what your looking for it has been done many times

Whoops, that was my bad writing that int.

It should like look this:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <colors>

public Plugin:myinfo = {
    name = "Troll",
    author = "Yuppicide",
    version = "1.0.3",
    url = "http://www.serverofdeath.com/"
}  

public OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_troll", Command_Troll);
}

public Action:Command_Troll(client, args) 
{
    new Handle:lines = CreateArray(1024);
    new Handle:file = Openfile("troll.txt", "r");
    while (!IsEndOfFile(file) && ReadFileLine(file, buffer, sizeof (buffer))) {
        PushArrayString(lines, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    }
    CloseHandle(file);

    new n = GetArraySize(lines);
    if (n != 0) {
        new index = GetRandomInt(0, n - 1);
        GetArrayString(lines, index, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
        PrintToChatAll(buffer);
    }
    CloseHandle(lines);
}

If you ever want help, you really need to learn how to format and indent code. It's unreadable otherwise. That colors include does nothing in what I posted, but maybe you're doing something different.

[micazoid]

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