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Map File, ini vs xml
e_barroga

22 Jun, 2009 - 09:18 AM
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Not sure which one to use.

Right now I'm using an ini file.

There's a "Settings" section for general info such as map size.

Then each instance is its own section, starting from 0. The instance's attributes are in keys.

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22 Jun, 2009 - 11:22 AM
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It depends what you need.

For anything simple I would probably take ini over XML.

Parsing XML is more difficult than parsing ini, and XML files generally take up more room on disk, but XML lets you easily do things like nest element inside each other.

Edit: Could you post an example of what you're using now?

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Here's the format for accounts:
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[Account]
Name=Test
Password=test
X=507
Y=545
Z=0
Online=0
Currency=0
[s1]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s3]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s5]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s7]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s9]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s11]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s13]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s15]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s17]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s19]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s21]
Item=1
Quanity=5
[s23]
Item=1
Quanity=5




Here is the format for map files:
QUOTE

[Settings]
W=799
H=599
BG1=-1
BG2=-1
StartX=0
StartY=0
DeathX=0
DeathY=0
DeathZ=0
[0]
X=41
Y=495
Depth=8
Sprite=1
Image=5
Angle=35
Solid=0
ScaleX=1
ScaleY=1
Alpha=1

//....SNIP

[71]
X=63
Y=510
Depth=6
Sprite=1
Image=10
Angle=0
Solid=0
ScaleX=3.10
ScaleY=3.10
Alpha=1
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22 Jun, 2009 - 12:08 PM
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Well you could do something like this. I think it would be especially helpful if you have multiple accounts per file.

xml

<account name="Test" password="test" x="507" y="545" z="0" online="false" currency="0">
    <inventory>
        <slot item="1" quantity="5" />
        <slot item="2" quantity="1" />
        <slot item="3" quantity="2" />
        <slot item="4" quantity="6" />
    </inventory>
</account>


But if the way you're doing it now works alright I would just stick with that. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" smile.gif
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