Saving and Loading: There must be a faster way...

[redpandagames]

So, I went through the tutorials on building the INI file. Do I really have to add one value at a time to the ini file?

There must be a way to save all variables. Please tell me there is...

Basically, I have 200 variables that I need to save.

One more thing... What if the player doesn't have a C drive? Is it necessary to designate a path for the INI folder, or will it default based on the source code. Since Flash is cross platform, I don't see how a path could be designated outside of the root folder.

Thanks in advance!

[DavidN]

Yes, if you give the INI a filename but no path (no need to set it in the event editor), then it will be saved wherever Flash puts its files.

What values are you trying to save (alterable values of objects, values in a list...?) It's likely you'll be able to run a loop to save them without having to do all of them individually.

[oruga]

You don't need to specify a path, just leave the INI object default settings (just assign a name with no path).

INI data has to be saved one by one but you can use loops to make this automatized and you can be able to save hundreds of entries with just a couple of events.

[redpandagames]

Wow, you guys are fast! I have a lot of global variables. How would I use a loop to automize that?

[oruga]

Use their order number as reference. Global Value(1) is global value A so in your loop you can use Global Value(LoopIndex("myLoop"))

[redpandagames]

Use their order number as reference. Global Value(1) is global value A so in your loop you can use Global Value(LoopIndex("myLoop"))

I'm sorry, are there steps on how to do this? I just don't seem to be able to get it quite right. I saw that Francoise posted something about this along time ago, but when I tried, I got a bunch of syntax errors.

Mostly, I don't really understand how to use loops.

[Francois]

I would do

+ When you want to save your values
- Start loop "Save" 26 times (if you have 26 variables)

+ On loop "Save"
- INI Set value Global Value(LoopIndex("Save)) to item "val"+str$(LoopIndex("Save")) in group "MyValues" (the Set value - group - item action)

To load the values back, start a loop the same way.

+ On loop "Load"
-Set global value(LoopIndex("Load")) to GroupItemValue(INI, "MyValues", "val"+str$(LoopIndex("Load")))

This should work...