I need help with File I/O

[gafiga]

Iv been working on an RPG game and i was wondering if there is anyway i can use File I/O to save my stats and stuff, close the program, and be able to load them up when i play again. iv looked at the tutorials on File I/O but they dont really say anything about stuff like this...or im just not understanding them. anyone wanna help?

[SNIPERDUDE]

use file I/O to store your variables in a text file upon saving.

So when you load, after checking to see if file exists
assign the variables the value that is in the file.

That simple.

[DemonWasp]

You may also want to look into the Open / Save dialog boxes (yes, there's a Turing call to show those, and it's not terribly difficult). Those will let your user select where to put the save file.

[PesticideUse]

hey, im making an RPG too and right now im having problems with my save load feature...
if you start a new game you can save as often as you want but once you load and go to save there is an error that says 'C:/"file.txt" is open and may not be open twice' so im thinking that the file stays open after i load, i closed the "stream number" or what ever but is there a way to close the actual file?

[gitoxa]

Closing the stream number is closing the file. The problem is more than likely that you're not actually closing it.

[S_Grimm]

It helps if after you "save" you close the file and eliminate any reference to it from your code : ie. if your txt file is called "savegame001.txt", once you close it, eliminate the variable by overwriting it (ie turn "savegame001" into "savegame002")

[SNIPERDUDE]

^ That has nothing to do with it, just make sure you close the file after you send the information to the file.

[S_Grimm]

if you close it and eliminate it, then there is no chance that it can be reopened.

[SNIPERDUDE]

But there truly is no point to eliminating it - the programme only does what you programme it to do. If you close the file, it's not going to give you any error (relating to the file already being open).

I am not getting mad or anything, just making it less confusing for the noobs than it needs to be.

[Insectoid]

I've noticed that when compiled, turing's file I/O doesn't always work right. My Database worked perfectly in source, but crashed due to trying to open a file already open when compiled.

[SNIPERDUDE]

True say, I've had strange errors using their file I/O too.

[Zeroth]

That sounds like a library/dll issue. Maybe the file reads aren't being compiled in, and so, it may expect the library/dll in a place different than it is?

[SNIPERDUDE]

Not sure, usually doesn't happen.

[S_Grimm]

after you open it, and try to save it tells you that the files is still open, rigth? Save the file with a different name, like i said before. then have the program "scan" for text files in the save directory and present you with the option to load or


have it promt you for the save game file name.

[SNIPERDUDE]

typically doesn't happen. Rarely really.