OK - so this may not be an achievement for most of you, but I just found out how to write data to a *.dat file in Blitz!!
OK, I admit to getting it out of the Command Reference in Blitz3D, but I just thought it was awesome. I have a few questions, though:
1) How would I store three different sets of name, score, and level, and read them? Would I have to create a different DAT file for each?
2) What happens if you don't do "CloseFile?" I tried doing it, and nothing noticable happened.
3) Is there a way to store more than one String, Int, and Byte? Such as this:
4) What is the difference between a byte and an int?
;Type to store info Type highscore Field name$ Field score% Field level% End Type best.highscore = New highscore best\name = Input("Name - ") best\score = Input("Score - ") best\level = Input("Level - ") ;open or create a file to write to scorefileout = WriteFile("score.dat") ;Write info WriteString(scorefileout, best\name) WriteInt(scorefileout, best\score) WriteByte(scorefileout, best\level) ;close the file CloseFile(scorefileout) ;open the file to read the data scorefilein = ReadFile("score.dat") ;read info previously stored read.highscore = New highscore read\name$ = ReadString$(scorefilein) read\score = ReadInt(scorefilein) read\level = ReadByte(scorefilein) ;close the file once reading is done Print "High Scores:" Print "" Write "Name - " Print read\name Write "Score - " Print read\score Write "Level - " Print "read\level WaitKey() End
OK, I admit to getting it out of the Command Reference in Blitz3D, but I just thought it was awesome. I have a few questions, though:
1) How would I store three different sets of name, score, and level, and read them? Would I have to create a different DAT file for each?
2) What happens if you don't do "CloseFile?" I tried doing it, and nothing noticable happened.
3) Is there a way to store more than one String, Int, and Byte? Such as this:
score = WriteInt(file) x = WriteByte(file) y = WriteByte(file) z = WriteByte(file) currentgun = WriteString$(file) name = WriteString$(file)
4) What is the difference between a byte and an int?