XML Files

[Alen141]

Hey guys I need help ,again, more like tip.. How to learn creating xml files in wich I can edit and make things as :

  
---- Making some stuff client and server side and then make it easier to create( perhaps respawn points ) ----- 
  
" x, y, z " /> 
---- or for jobs ---- 
"NAMEHERE" description = "" skin= "" pos = ""  /> ---- Not exactly like that, but kind of like that 
  

[Vector]

  
xmlCreateFile 
xmlSaveFile 
xmlUnloadFile 
xmlCreateChild 
xmlNodeSetAttribute 
  

[Alen141]

  
xmlCreateFile 
xmlSaveFile 
xmlUnloadFile 
xmlCreateChild 
xmlNodeSetAttribute 
  

can you suggest me any resource to use as an example to guide me?

[Vector]

this is a silly example. suppose you want to save information of all the players that enters in your server.

(name, tagcolor, ip...)

  
-- this will create the xml file in which info will be holded.  
addEventHandler ("onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement (getThisResource ()), 
     function () 
          local fileInfo = xmlCreateFile ("playerInfo.xml", "info"); 
          assert (fileInfo, "Fail to create xml file");  
          xmlSaveFile (fileInfo); 
          xmlUnloadFile (fileInfo); 
     end);  
  
-- this will save info about the player who connects to the server. 
addEventHandler ("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement (), 
    function ()  
        -- get player info. 
        local version = getPlayerVersion (source); 
        local ip = getPlayerIP (source); 
        local name = getPlayerName (source); 
        local serial = getPlayerSerial (source);  
         
        -- open the file 
        local fileInfo = xmlOpenFile ("playerInfo.xml"); 
         
        -- create a new node for this player. 
        local node = xmlCreateChild (fileInfo, "player"); 
         
        -- save info. 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "name", name); 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "ip", ip); 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "version", version); 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "serial", version); 
         
        xmlSaveFile (fileInfo); -- this will save all the changes done in the file. 
        xmlUnloadFile (fileInfo); -- close file handle. 
    end);  
  

suppose a player called __Vector__ enters to the server. when this happens, a new node will be created in the file...

 name="__Vector__" version="1.3.0...." ip="..." serial="..." /> 

[Alen141]

this is a silly example. suppose you want to save information of all the players that enters in your server.

(name, tagcolor, ip...)

  
-- this will create the xml file in which info will be holded.  
addEventHandler ("onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement (getThisResource ()), 
     function () 
          local fileInfo = xmlCreateFile ("playerInfo.xml", "info"); 
          assert (fileInfo, "Fail to create xml file");  
          xmlSaveFile (fileInfo); 
          xmlUnloadFile (fileInfo); 
     end);  
  
-- this will save info about the player who connects to the server. 
addEventHandler ("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement (), 
    function ()  
        -- get player info. 
        local version = getPlayerVersion (source); 
        local ip = getPlayerIP (source); 
        local name = getPlayerName (source); 
        local serial = getPlayerSerial (source);  
         
        -- open the file 
        local fileInfo = xmlOpenFile ("playerInfo.xml"); 
         
        -- create a new node for this player. 
        local node = xmlCreateChild (fileInfo, "player"); 
         
        -- save info. 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "name", name); 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "ip", ip); 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "version", version); 
        xmlNodeSetAttribute (node, "serial", version); 
         
        xmlSaveFile (fileInfo); -- this will save all the changes done in the file. 
        xmlUnloadFile (fileInfo); -- close file handle. 
    end);  
  

suppose a player called __Vector__ enters to the server. when this happens, a new node will be created in the file...

 name="__Vector__" version="1.3.0...." ip="..." serial="..." /> 

ty, this was actually very helpful