So i played a bit with C# lately

[Arryn]

It's just another language. Of course for the random user it's an inconvenience to have to install the framework but i have it on my machine for years now for other applications.

The real problem with using C#, and the reason why I'll be keeping your v0.6 on my website for downloading, is that it prevents many Dom 2 players from being able to use it. Namely, anyone who isn't using Win 2k/XP, which is arguably most Dom 2 players. I understand that you are learning the language for your own personal reasons, and that you've used Domsaver as a testbed app to do so, just as you did earlier when "playing around" with Java. However, may I suggest that you either continue supporting the Java Version, or release the Java Version's source code so that the broadest spectrum of players can utilize your nice, useful app?

[Torvak]

Actually that Java code doesn't really exist anymore. When i realized what crap code i had written there i tried refactor it but were distracted in the middle and now i doubt i'll touch it again.

[Gandalf Parker]

Actually that Java code doesn't really exist anymore. When i realized what crap code i had written there i tried refactor it but were distracted in the middle and now i doubt i'll touch it again.

Care to start a psuedo code discussion of it?
Generic steps and checks to the program?

At its simplest Im picturing
zip game into game.zip

A variation might be something which runs as --postexec to read a --scoredump (or status file) in order to get a turn number. Then it could support "every 5 turns" or "rotating saves numbered 1-5"

Personally I avoid GUI menus but I suppose it could evelve into something menu driven for restores of old games.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

What does it do? I sound like a simple job for a Perl script. (Don't tell me that windows doesn't provide Perl [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/ooo.gif[/img])

[Arryn]

Microsoft doesn't "provide" Perl with Windows (MS is averse to all things they didn't invent/steal), but IIRC you can get Perl to work on Windows systems.

[Gandalf Parker]

Microsoft doesn't "provide" Perl with Windows (MS is averse to all things they didn't invent/steal), but IIRC you can get Perl to work on Windows systems.

Which is why something that can be compiled, especially if it can be written cross-platform, might be good. Personally I avoid compiling executables for myself but in the area of making it easy for Users its helpful.

In any case, the subject itself would probably lend itself well to a flow-chart type discussion which could be written in any language.

[alexti]

The desperate coukd try Mono... but surely, using the C# Microsoft framework for this is akin to using mallets to squat houseflys...?

The desperate can pass the following script in Dom2 --postexec option ;-) :

Code:

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gawk -f save_script.awk

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where save_script.awk contains:
Code:

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BEGIN {

	timestamp_file = "Last-total-save-timestamp.txt";

	t = systime();

	stamp = strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S",t);

	stamp2 = strftime("%Y-%m-%d",t);

	saveAll = 1;

	if ((getline Last_stamp < timestamp_file) > 0)

	{

		if (stamp2 == Last_stamp)

			saveAll = 0;

	}

	close(timestamp_file);



	if (saveAll)

	{

		cmd = sprintf("zip -r save-all-%s * [email protected]",stamp);

		print stamp2 > timestamp_file;

	}

	else

		cmd = sprintf("zip -r -t %s save-%s * [email protected]",Last_stamp,stamp);

	system(cmd);

}

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