[Hunter S. Thompson]

I'm trying to code a credit system for a JailBreak server; and I've got to use KeyValues, due to the fact that they do not give you a MySQL database, or SQLite, so I'm forced to.

I'm getting tag mismatch warnings, and an error stating that I cannot do the following:

KvGetString(kv, "credits", credits[client], 1000); <= Warning
KvSetString(kv, "credits", credits[client], 1000); <= Error

Credits is a string, so shouldn't I be able to use it as a string, just with that array so I know I'm passing the correct clients information into that clients credits?

[mcpan313]

Example:

PHP Code:

decl String:buffer[32];
// if "credits" not found, buffer = "defvalue"
KvGetString(kv, "credits", buffer, sizeof(buffer), "defvalue");

KvSetString(kv, "credits", buffer); 


see
http://docs.sourcemod.net/api/index....d=show&id=269&
http://docs.sourcemod.net/api/index....d=show&id=264&

[Hunter S. Thompson]

Originally Posted by mcpan313 Example: PHP Code: decl String:buffer[32]; // if "credits" not found, buffer = "defvalue" KvGetString(kv, "credits", buffer, sizeof(buffer), "defvalue"); KvSetString(kv, "credits", buffer);  see http://docs.sourcemod.net/api/index....d=show&id=269& http://docs.sourcemod.net/api/index....d=show&id=264&

Hmm. I'm not seeing a way to copy the clients credits to a temp string, or use said credits[client].

Would using credits without the credits[client] work for the maxsize?

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Hunter S. Thompson Hmm. I'm not seeing a way to copy the clients credits to a temp string, or use said credits[client]. Would using credits without the credits[client] work for the maxsize?

is credits[client] a string or an int?

[Hunter S. Thompson]

Originally Posted by Mitchell is credits[client] a string or an int?

It's a string; I was just going to use StringToInt when needed to increment or decrement.

[Powerlord]

OK, better question: Why is credits[client] a String and not an int?

If you're trying to save space, "1000" is a 5 character (and thus 5 byte) String (due to the nul terminator), while all numbers in Pawn are 4 bytes.

[Hunter S. Thompson]

Originally Posted by Powerlord OK, better question: Why is credits[client] a String and not an int? If you're trying to save space, "1000" is a 5 character (and thus 5 byte) String (due to the nul terminator), while all numbers in Pawn are 4 bytes.

Because of the KeyValues, I thought it was necessary to be a string, instead of an integer.

Edit: Oh wait, my bad. It is an int. So it needs to be a string.

Edit 2: Yeah, that was my bad. It's all good, thanks for your help, guys.

[Powerlord]

In KeyValues, Keys need to be Strings. Values can be int, String, Float, Color, or Vector. No idea what Color is, though.

Side note: Values are still stored as Strings, Valve just has code to store and retrieve them as other data types.

[Hunter S. Thompson]

Originally Posted by Powerlord In KeyValues, Keys need to be Strings. Values can be int, String, Float, Color, or Vector. No idea what Color is, though. Side note: Values are still stored as Strings, Valve just has code to store and retrieve them as other data types.

Right, so I'd use IntToString, and StringToInt when I load it, right?

Why are they stored as strings? That seems like a misuse of storage space, as an int is only 1 byte when it's under 9.

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Powerlord In KeyValues, Keys need to be Strings. Values can be int, String, Float, Color, or Vector. No idea what Color is, though. Side note: Values are still stored as Strings, Valve just has code to store and retrieve them as other data types.

Color is like vector but saves 4 values inside it instead.