How can I parse GET data from the Get object?

[RGBreality]

Hey, folks!

I have been working on a project where I have been setting up a "worldwide" online high score system. Thanks to a number of people on this fine forum, I have been set straight from using an INI file to maintain high scores to using a Lacewing Web server and transferring a high score to the Web server.

I am having a problem understanding how I can parse data from the Web server. For example, when the game starts, a Get object requests GET data from the Lacewing Web server to acquire the existing high scores (each of which has three elements--player name, score, and hit ratio). Since I maintain 10 high scores, the Web server sends 30 pieces of information to the Get object (Player Name 1, Player Name 2, etc.).

Once the Get object acquires this information, how can I parse it so that it can be displayed by Text Blitter objects on-screen?

I do the Get object has an expression called "Get requested data." I assume this means all the data (30 pieces of information). How can I parse this (assuming this is the correct method of dissecting the data from the Get object)?

Thank you very much for your continued assistance!


Most graciously...

RGBreality

[LB]

That data is in the same format that your server should have sent. You need to use that expression with the "On Get Complete" condition.

[RGBreality]

Hey, LB!

Just to ensure I understand you... As an example, I had the Web server send data like this (action):

Add string GetString "Player Name 1" from Named Variable object to response


So here's my next question: If I use the "On Get Complete" condition, what action do I specify for the Named Variable object (which is identical to the one on the Web server)? I'm used to first loading data into the Named Variable object via an INI or NVO file. Do I essentially use actions like:

(local) "Player Name 1" of Named Variable object = (Get requested data) "Player Name 1

(?)

Thank you (again) for all your help!


Definitely most appreciatively...

RGBreality

[LB]

It depends on how you send the scores to the player from the server. How are you sending them from the server? Give an example of the text you are returning.

[padawan]

Hi folks!

My setup is slightly different, but my question is also how to parse data from the GET object. So I chose to put my question in this thread.

My project is built as SWF file. I retrieve a single integer value from an external text file and x-scale an active object according to the received value. This works fine so far. The external text file contains only this one value.

Now I want to receive y-scale, x-pos and y-pos also from the external text file. The content of the text file for this looks like:

11
20
190
65

Always one value per line. I tried to put the content of the file into an array, but I didn´t succeed, because I don´t know how to adress a specific line of the file. I would be happy if you give me a hand on this.

Regards, padawan

[UrbanMonk]

For all quesions just use the "string parser 2" object.

Set a delimiter, like in padawn's case it would be $newline

Then get the values using getelement$("string parser 2",2) to get element 2 for example.


Of course if your php script output's the text pre-formatted you could just do this:

Set string to Retrieved$("get object") <-I'm unsure if that's the exact expression, but the idea is the same.

[padawan]

Thanks, UrbanMonk. Took me a while to get it working, but it works fine now.