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[qaisjp]

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can account data be saved as a table?

Edited August 13, 2011 by Guest

[Aibo]

no

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/SetAccountData

bool setAccountData ( account theAccount, string key, string value )

[qaisjp]

damn shit!

[qaisjp]

can onPlayerLogout event be cancelled

[Aibo]

though you can concatenate your table into a string, and then split it back again into a table. but that is not a very efficient way of storing data, imo.

PS: there's no need to create another topic.

[qaisjp]

(sos)

can the onPlayerLogout event be cancelled tho?

[Jaysds1]

Only inside the function.

i.e.

  
addEventHandler("onPlayerLogout", getRootElement(), 
function() 
local player = getAccount(client) 
if (player) then 
cancelEvent() 
end) 

[qaisjp]

Why would you need an if statement! can't you just do

addEventHandler("onPlayerLogout", root, cancelEvent) 

[Jaysds1]

just showing an Example...

[qaisjp]

Oh so it is possible, thanks

[Antibird]

can account data be saved as a table?

The table can be converted into string using toJSON( ), which then can be saved as an account data.

To recover table from the string saved so, fromJSON( ) function is to be used.

[qaisjp]

I have this script, and it works as desired:

function showProgressHUDtwok(boolean) 
    local currentprog = guiProgressBarGetProgress(progressHUD) 
    guiSetAlpha(progressHUD, 255) 
    guiProgressBarSetProgress(progressHUD, 0) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,100 , 1, progressHUD, 5  ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,200 , 1, progressHUD, 10 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,300 , 1, progressHUD, 15 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,400 , 1, progressHUD, 20 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,500 , 1, progressHUD, 25 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,600 , 1, progressHUD, 30 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,700 , 1, progressHUD, 35 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,800 , 1, progressHUD, 40 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,900 , 1, progressHUD, 45 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1000, 1, progressHUD, 50 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1100, 1, progressHUD, 55 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1200, 1, progressHUD, 60 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1300, 1, progressHUD, 65 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1400, 1, progressHUD, 70 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1500, 1, progressHUD, 75 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1600, 1, progressHUD, 80 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1700, 1, progressHUD, 85 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1800, 1, progressHUD, 90 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,100 , 1, progressHUD, 95 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,2000, 1, progressHUD, 100) 
    setTimer(guiSetAlpha              ,2200, 1, progressHUD, 0  ) 
    --setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress, 100, 2000,progressHUD,guiProgressBarGetProgress(progressHUD)+0.5) 
    --setTimer(guiSetAlpha, 1500, 1,progressHUD,  0) 
end 

Please provide a way I can minimise it

[DarkLink]

I have this script, and it works as desired:

function showProgressHUDtwok(boolean) 
    local currentprog = guiProgressBarGetProgress(progressHUD) 
    guiSetAlpha(progressHUD, 255) 
    guiProgressBarSetProgress(progressHUD, 0) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,100 , 1, progressHUD, 5  ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,200 , 1, progressHUD, 10 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,300 , 1, progressHUD, 15 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,400 , 1, progressHUD, 20 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,500 , 1, progressHUD, 25 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,600 , 1, progressHUD, 30 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,700 , 1, progressHUD, 35 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,800 , 1, progressHUD, 40 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,900 , 1, progressHUD, 45 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1000, 1, progressHUD, 50 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1100, 1, progressHUD, 55 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1200, 1, progressHUD, 60 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1300, 1, progressHUD, 65 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1400, 1, progressHUD, 70 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1500, 1, progressHUD, 75 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1600, 1, progressHUD, 80 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1700, 1, progressHUD, 85 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,1800, 1, progressHUD, 90 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,100 , 1, progressHUD, 95 ) 
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,2000, 1, progressHUD, 100) 
    setTimer(guiSetAlpha              ,2200, 1, progressHUD, 0  ) 
    --setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress, 100, 2000,progressHUD,guiProgressBarGetProgress(progressHUD)+0.5) 
    --setTimer(guiSetAlpha, 1500, 1,progressHUD,  0) 
end 

Please provide a way I can minimise it

  
    setTimer(guiProgressBarSetProgress,100, 20, progressHUD, guiProgressBarGetProgress(progressHUD) + 5) 
  

Should work

[qaisjp]

**----------** (no it isn't a bump) **-----------------**

I have scripted a headlight colour changer with scroll bars and stuff, but will it cause a massive lag if it updates the light every scroll (when all players do it and there are 100 players?)

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I want to store "accountname" and "namecolour" data into a mysql database, I got it working smooth, but I am not comfortable with it being a TEXT datatype (i dunno why ), I don't know what datatype to put, please assist me.

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wtf is this

OnPlayerModInfo

[Castillo]

Seems like is a new function for 1.1.

The wiki should explain what it does.

[qaisjp]

Why do:

do 
    local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize() 
    if screenHeight < 700 then 
        g_MapSide = 450 
    else 
        g_MapSide = 700 
    end 
end 

when you can do

  
    local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize() 
    if screenHeight < 700 then 
        g_MapSide = 450 
    else 
        g_MapSide = 700 
    end 
  

?

Isn't it the same thing, or wut?

[Jaysds1]

when you do (do) your creating a table, unlike the other code, your just setting the mapSide.

[qaisjp]

Wth do you mean. I'm not saying

for i=0,99 do  

or

for i,v in ipairs({"what", "i ", "bla"}) do  

I'm saying PLAIN do. For example:

do 
    local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize() 
    if screenHeight < 700 then 
        g_MapSide = 450 
    else 
        g_MapSide = 700 
    end 
end outputChatBox(g_MapSide)  

If that is the full script, what is the differnce.

[SDK]

I think it's main feature is that it creates a new local scope, look at the examples here: http://lua-users.org/wiki/ScopeTutorial