[ambn]

well, let me explain:
i want to have a txt file with listed of player's steamid which is unique and an integer infront of it so it will look like this :

[STEAM_0_1:AnyThing] = 1

on and on to the down for many players on join.
my problem is i want the plugin to first get the steamid then check for the steamid in the txt file and if it exists look for the int infornt of it and would be able to change it later (this is ok if it removes it and rewrite.
any helps on this?

[headline]

What are you wanting to use this for? If you plan on storing user data like credits, then using a file to store info in is a bad idea

[quake84]

If this is going to be loaded and modified when people connect - use databases. create a sqlite database with a configuration in databases.cfg and make threaded queries to it so there's no visible server lag when the data is being parsed.

[ambn]

i was thinking about using keyvalues to store their data by steamid and when they for example killed someone they get 1 point to buy something,
is there anyway to change a get a value and change it to something esle then get it to use?

"PlayerData"
{
    "STEAM_0:0:7"
    {
        "Cash"        "1"
    }
}

PHP Code:

stock AddCashToUser(char[] steamid, char[] cash)
{
    //new String:sFile[256];
    //BuildPath(Path_SM, sFile, sizeof(sFile), "configs/economy_data.txt");
    char cash[8];
    KeyValues kv = new KeyValues("DataFile");
    kv.ImportFromFile("economy_data.txt");
    kv.JumpToKey(steamid);
    kv.GetString("Cash", cash, sizeof(cash));
    new CashSize = StringToInt(cash);
    CashSize++
    IntToString(CashSize, cash, sizeof(cash)); 


i was thinking of this and i don't even know if it's working or not cause i'm just reading the wiki but til here i need to save the added value tu the cash size, how to do so? kv.SetString? but how's that even work?!

[headline]

Originally Posted by ambn i was thinking about using keyvalues to store their data by steamid and when they for example killed someone they get 1 point to buy something, is there anyway to change a get a value and change it to something esle then get it to use? "PlayerData" { "STEAM_0:0:7" { "Cash" "1" } } PHP Code: stock AddCashToUser(char[] steamid, char[] cash) {     //new String:sFile[256];     //BuildPath(Path_SM, sFile, sizeof(sFile), "configs/economy_data.txt");     char cash[8];     KeyValues kv = new KeyValues("DataFile");     kv.ImportFromFile("economy_data.txt");     kv.JumpToKey(steamid);     kv.GetString("Cash", cash, sizeof(cash));     new CashSize = StringToInt(cash);     CashSize++     IntToString(CashSize, cash, sizeof(cash));  i was thinking of this and i don't even know if it's working or not cause i'm just reading the wiki but til here i need to save the added value tu the cash size, how to do so? kv.SetString? but how's that even work?!

I don't want to tell you how for your own sake. Read the Database wiki

[KissLick]

Don't use keyvalues for this kind of thing... It's slow as it is and imagine how bad it would be in few months after 10 000+ players connect to your server...

Just use database and threaded connection.

[ambn]

well, i guess it your right but at least aren't you going to tell me how? i'm just curious about it

[blaacky]

KeyValuesToFile and KvSetNum should work I believe, have fun buddy

[ambn]

Originally Posted by blaacky KeyValuesToFile and KvSetNum should work I believe, have fun buddy

is there any way to add and edit keyvalues down to the file?
i mean like this:

PHP Code:

"PlayerData"
{
    "STEAM_0:0:7"
    {
        "nickname"        "Something"
    }
    "STEAM_0:0:8"
    {
        "nickname"        "Something_else!"
    }
    and ...
} 


for example i want to make an stock to write everyone i target.
targeting is not my problem , the problem is when i choose someone everything is ok but when i target someone_else , the someone will remove and someone_else will replace and it will look like this:

PHP Code:

"PlayerData"
{
    "STEAM_0:0:8"
    {
        "nickname"        "Something_else!"
    }
    and ...
} 


I hope you understand what i just said xD!