Open a map from .zip file ?

[Guest]

Hey all !

How to open map from .zip file ? I did something like this:

  
local files = { "maps/edos.zip", "maps/shootermcqueen.zip" } 
  
function openNextMap() 
    local randomFile = files[math.random(#files)] 
    --local hFile = fileOpen(randomFile, true) 
    if randomFile then 
        outputDebugString("File opened! //random_maps.lua") 
        startResource(randomFile) 
    else 
        outputDebugString("Unable to open files - maps! //random_maps.lua") 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", getRootElement(), openNextMap) 
  

[Castillo]

You don't need to define the folder, nor the .zip, also, these are resource names or file names? because you need to specify the file name to open.

[Guest]

These are a file names.

[Castillo]

Are you sure about that? because that looks like they are resources.

[Guest]

Here you are: http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3021/38507693.png .

[Castillo]

These are resources.

[Guest]

So I made ​​a mistake. Honestly, I did not know that. ;d So, what i must do now ?

[Castillo]

I'm not really sure what are you trying to do.

[Guest]

I want to start a random map from .zip file.

[Castillo]

Use:

getResourceFromName 
startResource 

[Guest]

Ehh, i know that, but what i have to enter between the ( ) ? ;d

getResourceFromName( ??? )

[Castillo]

local resources = { "edos", "shootermcqueen" } 
  
function openNextMap ( ) 
    local randomResource = resources [ math.random ( #resources ) ] 
    if ( randomResource ) then 
        outputDebugString ( "File opened! //random_maps.lua" ) 
        startResource ( getResourceFromName ( randomResource ) ) 
    else 
        outputDebugString ( "Unable to open files - maps! //random_maps.lua" ) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", resourceRoot, openNextMap ) 

[Guest]

I have a zip files in the same directory as the resource. Error: Bad argument @ 'startResource'.

[Castillo]

I don't understand, if these two are resource files, it should work.

[Guest]

First ss: http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8458/31605268.png

Second ss: http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1264/ss2uwt.png

Third ss: http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/2010/ss3pn.png

[Castillo]

Hold on, these .zip files are inside another resource? if so, then you can't load them.

[Guest]

These .zip files are inside in the same resource as function openNextMap().

[Castillo]

You can't load them, you can maybe decompress the files and load them, but you can't load a .zip file.