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Problem with Panel/Strings #230019 10/02/08 10:49 10/02/08 10:49
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 Italy Romeoxbm OP Newbie
Romeoxbm OP Newbie Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 Italy	Hi all! I've got a little question about panels. I declared a struct containing 3 vars and one string pointer, Code: typedef struct { STRING * animName; int startFrame; int endFrame; int framesCount; } animationData; and an array of animationData Code: animationData animations[20]; So i need to show in a panel the content of these strings. I've tried to do this with the following code line Code: digits (50,50,"Anim1:%s", #14, 1, animations[0].animName); but i obtain this error message..."Too many parameters". Any suggestion?? P.s. I'm sorry for my bad english Visit us on http://www.drunkmonkeys.altervista.org

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: Romeoxbm] #230025 10/02/08 11:28 10/02/08 11:28
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,993 Karlsruhe PadMalcom Serious User
PadMalcom Serious User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,993 Karlsruhe	I remember that it is not possiblem to display STRINGs in digits, you'll have to use a TEXT instead. Terrain tutorial using Shade-C amBx-Plugin - use amBx in GameStudio 3D Tower Defence

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: PadMalcom] #230027 10/02/08 11:41 10/02/08 11:41
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Romeoxbm OP Newbie Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 Italy	I think that the problem is in the use of the array, 'cause i usually use strings in digits, and it works Code: STRING* test = "Hello World"; PANEL* animation_pan = { pos_x = 100; pos_y = 100; digits (50,50,"Anim1:%s", #14, 1, test); ... This works.. Visit us on http://www.drunkmonkeys.altervista.org

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: Romeoxbm] #230030 10/02/08 12:47 10/02/08 12:47
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Romeoxbm OP Newbie Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 Italy	I've tried with TEXT, as suggested by PadMalcom...but the result is still the same...it doesn't works Code: TEXT animation_Text = { pos_x = 100; pos_y = 100; string (animations[0].animName); flags = VISIBLE; } Last edited by Romeoxbm; 10/02/08 12:48. Visit us on http://www.drunkmonkeys.altervista.org

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: Romeoxbm] #230035 10/02/08 13:25 10/02/08 13:25
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TechMuc User T Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 894	Code: TEXT* animation_Text = { pos_x = 100; pos_y = 100; string ((animations[0]).animName); flags = VISIBLE; } you have to use the brackets around animatiion and "]" If this does not work (is there an error message?) how do you fill the strings?

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: TechMuc] #230039 10/02/08 13:35 10/02/08 13:35
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,993 Karlsruhe PadMalcom Serious User
PadMalcom Serious User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,993 Karlsruhe	Thats interesting, thanks for the hint Remopxmb! Terrain tutorial using Shade-C amBx-Plugin - use amBx in GameStudio 3D Tower Defence

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: TechMuc] #230044 10/02/08 13:49 10/02/08 13:49
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Romeoxbm OP Newbie Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 Italy	i've tried with brackets...with both panel* and text*...but nothing...T_T The error message is still the same ("Too many parameters"). How do i fill the strings? Simply reading from a text file with thess code lines: Code: fhandle = file_open_read ("test.txt"); while (file_str_read (fhandle,animations[counter].animName)!=-1) { animations[counter].startFrame = file_var_read (fhandle); animations[counter].endFrame = file_var_read (fhandle); animations[counter].framesCount = file_var_read (fhandle); counter++; } file_close(fhandle); Visit us on http://www.drunkmonkeys.altervista.org

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: Romeoxbm] #230046 10/02/08 14:00 10/02/08 14:00
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,993 Karlsruhe PadMalcom Serious User
PadMalcom Serious User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,993 Karlsruhe	You fill strings using str_cpy(TargetString, SourceString); Terrain tutorial using Shade-C amBx-Plugin - use amBx in GameStudio 3D Tower Defence

Re: Problem with Panel/Strings [Re: PadMalcom] #230052 10/02/08 14:14 10/02/08 14:14
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,232 Australia EvilSOB Expert
EvilSOB Expert Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,232 Australia	The problem is that PANELS (and I assume TEXTs too)are only able to display globally created non-structured strings. Arrays count as structs in this case. AND any string you use cannot be re-created with str_create either, it just keeps using the old string from stored memory. This applies ti BMAPs used on buttons in panels too. All you can do us create global variables and do a str_cpy(globalstr,datastr); to populate them when changed. "There is no fate but what WE make." - CEO Cyberdyne Systems Corp. A8.30.5 Commercial