data store, which object?

[gamer4fun]

yo!

i wanna make an database where i put all the variables of my game.

to this database i need

- to direct compare the values of the data (if LIFE < 199, then do something)
- to save data to an external file
- to load data from the saved external file


any recomendations of which object should i use?

[Sphax]

Associative array.
You'll be able to crypt your file too.

[uprize]

i would be very interested in how to use the associative array or magic deque if anyone has any examples. I can't figure them out.

[Sphax]

Associative array is pretty simple to use. You simply add/modify values or string in a named "slot" (it's not a real slot since associative array seems to be a chained list).

Thanks to the name of your value, you'll be able to retrieve it easily and make 2D,3D,4D,...,8D,...,X arrays.

[gamer4fun]

thanks sphax, i used this object, but i cant compare its values

i need something like

(CONDITION) ------- (ACTION)
if KEY "level" is 03 -- Jump to frame 6

i tried to do that, but it has only few conditions, like "test for Key exists" and "is array modified", that is no good for me

[DavidN]

How about expressions, available from the Compare Two General Values action of the Special object?

[gamer4fun]

DavidN, sorry.. could u be a little more clear?

[Sphax]

Check the condition "Compare Two General Values" available in the default object named "Special" (the first one)

[gamer4fun]

thanks, it worked!