[Question] Getting a progress bars amount

[kieran]

I am messing with progress bars as I plan to make some jobs which require them, the problem is I can't figure out how to check the percentage of the progress bar...  I am basically trying to start it as red, if it's 100% it will change to green.  Here's what I tried.

	Progress_Window = {}

function clientResourceStart( )
        Progress_Window = guiCreateWindow(0.25, 0.9, 0.55, 0.05, "Testing Progress", true)
		guiWindowSetSizable(Progress_Window, false)
        guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FFFF0000")
		
    somebar = guiCreateProgressBar( 0.01, 0.4, 1, 1, true, Progress_Window ) 

	if ( somebar ) then
	progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)--Problem starts here.
	if (progress) >= (tonumber (100)) then 
	guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FF00FF00")
	else --Problem ends here.
	
	setTimer ( function()
        guiProgressBarSetProgress(somebar, progress+10) --See below example.
		end, 2000, 10 )
    
	else 
		outputChatBox ("Something went wrong!") --See below example.
	
	end
	end
end

addEventHandler( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientResourceStart ) --See below example.

And here is my original script that doesn't change color.

	Progress_Window = {}

function clientResourceStart( )
        Progress_Window = guiCreateWindow(0.25, 0.9, 0.55, 0.05, "Testing Progress", true)
		guiWindowSetSizable(Progress_Window, false)
        guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FFFF0000")
		
    somebar = guiCreateProgressBar( 0.01, 0.4, 1, 1, true, Progress_Window ) --Creates it in window at bottom, will be more visually pleasing later.
	
	if ( somebar ) then
	
	setTimer ( function() --Timer will change progress by 10% every 2 seconds.
		progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)
        guiProgressBarSetProgress(somebar, progress+10)
		end, 2000, 10 )
    
	else
		outputChatBox ("Something went wrong!")
	
	end
end

addEventHandler( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientResourceStart )--Will be changed later, just getting used to it for now.

I also wish to create a small label with the percentage showing, how could I do this?  I know I need to do "progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)" but what after that?

Thanks for all help/suggestions!

Edited August 10, 2017 by kieran

[NeXuS™]

Progress_Window = {}

function clientResourceStart( )
	Progress_Window = guiCreateWindow(0.25, 0.9, 0.55, 0.05, "Testing Progress", true)
	guiWindowSetSizable(Progress_Window, false)
	guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FFFF0000")
		
	somebar = guiCreateProgressBar( 0.01, 0.4, 1, 1, true, Progress_Window )
	if ( somebar ) then
		progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)
	else
		setProgress = setTimer(function()
			guiProgressBarSetProgress(somebar, progress+10)
        	if (progress) >= (tonumber (100)) then 
				guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FF00FF00")
				killTimer(setProgress)
			end
		end, 2000, 10)
	else
		outputChatBox ("Something went wrong!")
	end
end
addEventHandler( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientResourceSt

Try this one.

[kieran]

@NeXuS™Nope, still not working, I know, there was 1 or 2 typos you made, but sorted them and still no result,  kills the timer after it goes to 10, the whole idea was to check the progress outside the timer....

Progress_Window = {}

function clientResourceStart( )
	Progress_Window = guiCreateWindow(0.25, 0.9, 0.55, 0.05, "Testing Progress", true)
	guiWindowSetSizable(Progress_Window, false)
	guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FFFF0000")
		
	somebar = guiCreateProgressBar( 0.01, 0.4, 1, 1, true, Progress_Window )
	if ( somebar ) then
		progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)
	--The else here said it wanted to close line 9 with end
		setProgress = setTimer(function()
			guiProgressBarSetProgress(somebar, progress+10)
        	if (progress) >= (tonumber (100)) then 
				guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FF00FF00")
				killTimer(setProgress)
			end
		end, 2000, 10)
	else
		outputChatBox ("Something went wrong!")
	end
end
addEventHandler( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientResourceStart) --Sorted that

 

[NeXuS™]

You can't check the progress outside of the timer. Run your head through the code if you don't understand it totally.

Progress_Window = {}

function clientResourceStart( )
	Progress_Window = guiCreateWindow(0.25, 0.9, 0.55, 0.05, "Testing Progress", true)
	guiWindowSetSizable(Progress_Window, false)
	guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FFFF0000")

	somebar = guiCreateProgressBar( 0.01, 0.4, 1, 1, true, Progress_Window )
	if ( somebar ) then
		setProgress = setTimer(function()
			guiProgressBarSetProgress(somebar, progress+10)
			progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)
			if (progress) >= (tonumber (100)) then 
				guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FF00FF00")
				killTimer(setProgress)
			end
		end, 2000, 10)
	else
		outputChatBox ("Something went wrong!")
	end
end
addEventHandler( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientResourceStart) --Sorted that

Check this.

Edited August 10, 2017 by NeXuS™

[kieran]

@NeXuS™ It now works!  I switched the code round a bit, thanks a lot bud!  Can finally start adding this GUI to markers now.

Spoiler

Progress_Window = {}

function clientResourceStart( )
	Progress_Window = guiCreateWindow(0.25, 0.9, 0.55, 0.05, "Testing Progress", true)
	guiWindowSetSizable(Progress_Window, false)
	guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FFFF0000")

	somebar = guiCreateProgressBar( 0.01, 0.4, 1, 1, true, Progress_Window )
	if ( somebar ) then
		setProgress = setTimer(function()
		progress = guiProgressBarGetProgress(somebar)
		if (progress) >= (tonumber (100)) then 
		guiSetProperty(Progress_Window, "CaptionColour", "FF00FF00")
		killTimer(setProgress)
		elseif (progress) <= (tonumber (100)) then 
		guiProgressBarSetProgress(somebar, progress+10)
			end
		end, 2000, 0)
	else
		outputChatBox ("Something went wrong!")
	end
end
addEventHandler( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientResourceStart) --Sorted that

 

Oh, and if you don't mind me asking unrelated question, how could I go about giving a player data, such as iron = 10 or tokens = 10 or something?  Would it be as simple as exporting to xml? 

[NeXuS™]

What do you want to do with the player data?

[kieran]

19 minutes ago, NeXuS™ said:

What do you want to do with the player data?

Basically my idea was to get progress bar, after it is complete a player would recieve a certain amount of an item and it would be added to an existing amount, like when you give a player money!  I also want to get that number and place it in as a label or something, but I am unsure how to save it or even create it, I have found xmCreateChild which I think would work, but would be unsure how to get the data..... (Obviously need more than xmlCreateChild, but is one I thought would best describe my idea.)

Edited August 10, 2017 by kieran

[NeXuS™]

It wouldn't be such a good idea, use elementdata or accountdata, or at last, you can use a database.

[kieran]

Ah, okay, will look into it!  Thanks again.   Oh and good luck on the DX stuff!