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Posted by Somec (8 posts) Bio

Date Sat 03 Jan 2004 04:42 AM (UTC)

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Here's my save function:


sub __save {
    my ($filename) = $_[0];
    
    unless(open(OUT, ">$filename")) {
        output("Cannot open $filename: $!");
        return;
    }
    
    print OUT $area_name . "\n";
    foreach (@area) {
        print OUT &__room_save($_) . "\n";
    }
    close OUT;
    return 1;
}

The output function just calls $world->note, and &__room_save saves a room.

I tested it out beforehand through the command line, and it saved the file perfectly. When I try to save when it's running as a PerlScript, everything returns correctly, but nothing is ever written.

I understand that there may be limitations on scripts that make them unable to read/write files... But, is there a way around this without having to open a log file and writing to it (if that will even work at all)?

Does this mean that the script can't read files either? Is there a workaround to reading files?

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Posted by

Nick Gammon Australia (23,133 posts) Bio Forum Administrator

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Reply #1 on Sat 03 Jan 2004 06:12 AM (UTC)

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You are pushing my knowledge of Perlscript here. I believe there are such things as limits on what scripts can do (ala read/write files) and there are also ways of disabling those limits, but I don't know what they are for Perlscript. Maybe browse the Perlscript site.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com

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Somec (8 posts) Bio

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Reply #2 on Sat 03 Jan 2004 07:19 AM (UTC)

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Woah, I just tried it out again, and it's starting to save now. I haven't rebooted or anything, but maybe closing MUSHClient did it.

Hopefully this'll continue to work...

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