Finding From accountData

[.:HyPeX:.]

Hello guys, is there a way i can find a specific player by checking a key value of account data? lets stay i stored a player's name under the key "name":

setAccountData(player, "name", getPlayerName( player))

Now, how could i find it? becouse supposing i use the key value to use longer nicknames on players, and i need to find one by its nick, i would then need to do a miracle to match a players nickname and its real nick.

Thanks

HyPeX

[csiguusz]

You can get all the accounts with getAccounts, then loop through this table, get their "name" account data(getAccountData) and check if it is the one wich you want to find. But I don't recommend doing this very often, especially if you have many acconts.

[.:HyPeX:.]

Yeah, thought of this already, becouse i'm using it as a script for letting players have longer nicknames, but it isnt easy, since we have this problem.. and thats why i was asking if there was a better method.

PD: could you help me out with the code to loop them? i'm not good doing loops at all

[csiguusz]

There's an example of the loop:

local accounts = getAccounts () 
for i, v in ipairs ( accounts ) do 
    local name = getAccountData ( v, "name" ) 
    -- do other things here... 
end 

Edit: replaced getElementData with getAccount data... sorry for the wrong function

[.:HyPeX:.]

Thanks, i'll test it and tell how it goes on the nick getting.

PD: just wondering, could i do it with the actual players in the server? to make it easier for making a table with them.

Thanks

HyPeX

EDIT: i'm not sure how to find a data value with the function you gave me, could you help me out?

EDIT2: Something like this maybe?

  
function getNicks(player, command, nick) 
local accounts = getAccounts () 
for i, v in ipairs ( accounts ) do 
    local named = getAccountData ( v, "name" ) 
    local nameacc = getAccountPlayer( v ) 
    local name = getPlayerName( nameacc ) 
    if string.find(named, nick) then 
    outputChatBox("[Nick]: Player: ".. named ..", real nick: ".. name ..", account: ".. v .."", source, 0,175,255, false) 
end 
end 
end 
addCommandHandler("getNick", getNicks) 
  

[csiguusz]

PD: just wondering, could i do it with the actual players in the server? to make it easier for making a table with them.

It's a good idea, and possibly the best way to do what you want. Store the player elements and their "real names" in a table and save it only when the resource stops. ( or even save it eg. every 10 minutes with a timer if you want to be sure that nothing will get lost ). Searching in that table would be easier.

Your code looks good. It should work, I've just notived one problem: you can't output the "v" variable. use tostring(v) or getAccountName(v).

[.:HyPeX:.]

Just left aside the table idea, i dont know how to use the concat correctly or finding an element in the whole table.

nothing happens when i do "/getNick hypex" (my nickname is hypex)

  
function getNicks(player, command, nick) 
local accounts = getAccounts () 
for i, v in ipairs ( accounts ) do 
    local named = getAccountData ( v, "name" ) 
    if getAccountPlayer( tostring(v) ) ~= false then 
    if string.match(named, nick) then 
    local nameacc = getAccountPlayer( tostring(v) ) 
    local name = getPlayerName( nameacc ) 
    outputChatBox("[Nick]: Player: ".. named ..", real nick: ".. name ..", account: ".. v .."", source, 0,175,255, false) 
    else  
    outputChatBox("[Nick]: Account: ".. tostring(v) .." not logged in", source, 0,175,255, false) 
end 
else 
outputChatBox("[Nick]: failed to find a match!", source, 0,175,255, false) 
end 
end 
end 
addCommandHandler("getNick", getNicks) 

[csiguusz]

Always use "/debugscript 3" while testing, it would have told you the errors. You are using the tostring function wrong. It can make a string from anything so you will be able to output it as a text. But where you need an element, don't use tostring(v). (v is the account element)

[.:HyPeX:.]

But its is getting an error if i dont use tostring..

[csiguusz]

What kind of error?

[.:HyPeX:.]

What kind of error?

nvm i was trying only the command itself without specify. added this

  
if not nick then 
outputChatBox("[Nick]: Please specify a nick!", source, 0,175,255, false) 
return 
end 
  

fortunately i dont have many accounts in my local server.. this happened when i tried to do /getnick hypex.. it didnt returned me..

  
  
local accounts = getAccounts () 
for i, v in ipairs ( accounts ) do 
    local named = getAccountData ( v, "name" ) 
    if named then 
    if string.match("named", nick) then 
        local nameacc = getAccountPlayer(v) 
        local name = getPlayerName( tostring(nameacc) ) 
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: Player: ".. named ..", real nick: ".. name ..", account: ".. v .."", source, 0,175,255, false) 
        else  
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: Account: ".. tostring(v) .." not logged in", source, 0,175,255, false) 
        end 
    else 
    outputChatBox("[Nick]: this acc has no named!", source, 0,175,255, false) 
end 
end 
end 
addCommandHandler("getNick", getNicks) 
  

  
[Nick]: Please specify a nick! 
[Nick]: Account: userdata: 02000126 not logged in 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: this acc has no named! 
[Nick]: Account: userdata: 02000143 not logged in 
[Nick]: Account: userdata: 02000144 not logged in 
[Nick]: Account: userdata: 02000145 not logged in 
[Nick]: Account: userdata: 02000275 not logged in 

[csiguusz]

Try this.

function getNicks(player, command, nick)    
    local accounts = getAccounts () 
    local result 
    for i, v in ipairs ( accounts ) do 
        local named = getAccountData ( v, "name" ) 
        if named then 
            if named == nick then 
                local nameacc = getAccountPlayer(v) 
                result =    true 
                if nameacc then 
                    local name = getPlayerName( nameacc ) 
                    outputChatBox("[Nick]: Player: ".. named ..", real nick: ".. name ..", account: ".. getAccountName ( v ) .."", player, 0,175,255, false) 
                else 
                    outputChatBox("[Nick]: nobody is logged in with this account", player, 0,175,255, false) 
                end 
                break 
            else 
                --outputChatBox("[Nick]: no result", player, 0,175,255, false)                
            end 
        else 
            --outputChatBox("[Nick]: this acc has no named!", player, 0,175,255, false) 
        end 
    end 
    if not result then 
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: no result", player, 0,175,255, false)   
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("getNick", getNicks) 

Edited October 24, 2013 by Guest

[TAPL]

who is source?

It's player not source.

function getNicks(player, command, nick) 

If you want only online accounts then why you need to loop through all accounts in the server? rather than that you can loop through all player in the server and get their account

function getNicks(player, command, nick) 
    if not nick then 
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: Please specify a nick!", player, 0,175,255, false) 
    return end 
    iii = false 
    for i, p in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
        local playerAccount = getPlayerAccount(p) 
        if playerAccount and not isGuestAccount(playerAccount) then 
            local named = getAccountData(playerAccount, "name") 
            if named and string.match(named, nick) then 
                local name = getPlayerName(p) 
                local accName = getAccountName(playerAccount) 
                outputChatBox("[Nick]: Player: "..named..", real nick: "..name..", account: "..accName, player, 0, 175, 255, false) 
                iii = true 
            end 
        end 
    end 
    if not iii then 
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: failed to find a match!", player, 0, 175, 255, false) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("getNick", getNicks) 

[.:HyPeX:.]

should i be able to use "string.gsub(getPlayerName(p), "#%x%x%x%x%x%x", "")"? since not all players have non-coloured nicknames

PD: didnt knew how to get online players.. whats the function?

EDIT: tried this.. but it fails.

  
function getNicks(player, command, nick) 
    if not nick then 
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: Please specify a nick!", player, 0,175,255, false) 
    return end 
    iii = false 
    for i, p in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
        local playerAccount = getPlayerAccount(p) 
        if playerAccount and not isGuestAccount(playerAccount) then 
            local named = getAccountData(playerAccount, "name") 
            if named and string.match(string.gsub(named, "#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""), nick) then 
                local name = getPlayerName(p) 
                local accName = getAccountName(playerAccount) 
                outputChatBox("[Nick]: Player: "..named..", real nick: "..name..", account: "..accName, player, 0, 175, 255, false) 
                iii = true 
            end 
        end 
    end 
    if not iii then 
        outputChatBox("[Nick]: failed to find a match!", player, 0, 175, 255, false) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("getNick", getNicks) 
  

[.:HyPeX:.]

Okay it failed becouse it cap-sensitive, i will try to make it avoid that, so far it works.

Thanks for all the help

HyPeX