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[Questioningorno]

Uhh... well I don't know how to start this. I have a drawing program and I want all the drawing I have made to be saved so you can edit it later. But I looked through the actions and am wondering how you can save a file onto your computer. How would you go about this? And be able to open it fine?


Thanks in advance.

[2DLuis]

Look into GM's built in saving and loading system.
Or use encrypted INI's

[Questioningorno]

I have never used INI files much less encrypted could you explain more what they are?

[2DLuis]

Sure, it is a text file that looks like:

[INI]
key1=value
key2=value2
[Drawing]
shape1=circle
shape2=rectangle

Basicly, [INI] and [Drawing] are called sections.

the other arguments are called keys, so you can store alot of data in INIs in different sections under different keys.

[Questioningorno]

How would I start saving an INI file?

[2DLuis]

Here is a code that writes Datagoeshere in a test.ini file, in the same directory as the game

ini_open('test.ini')
ini_write_string('Data','Test','Datagoeshere')
ini_close()

[Questioningorno]

I'm really confused. Do I need an .ini file for each saved file?

Edited by Questioningorno, 18 August 2009 - 02:51 AM.

[2DLuis]

I think for what you are doing you are best off with GM's built in save function, because INI's may take a while to grasp