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Blitz3d/BlitzBasic Lack of Commands – Mene-Mene

Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006	I can understand BB's lack of some useful commands, but not B3d. What I'm talking about is some commands I see in B+, but not B3d. Like the NewWindow command. I've found quite a few instances it would be nice to have multiple windows. Or what about the Notify command, in MANY instances I've wanted a message box that doesn't end my program. Or maybe I should bring up the command (name escapes my mind) which allows you to get a file. Not only this, but also the file handling, in both seems to be a bit dissapointing, maybe thats just my inexperience, but it seems difficult to make new folders, then write to them. ------------------ MM out- Thought travels much faster than sound, it is better to think something twice, and say it once, than to think something once, and have to say it twice. "Frogs and Fauns! The tournament!" - Professor Winneynoodle/HanClinto
Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005	ReadFile() look up the command reference (You SHOULD have one) there's a lota crap for files and creating files and readign them and etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc. ------------------ yeah, im a little crazy Check out my crazy sig that I made:
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006	Heh, ReadFile only allows you to read the file, not ask which one you want. I'm talking about RequestFile. Yes I do have a command reference. Yes there is a ton of stuff for file, I just said, it doesn't seem to be of high quality and ease to write. ------------------ MM out- Thought travels much faster than sound, it is better to think something twice, and say it once, than to think something once, and have to say it twice. "Frogs and Fauns! The tournament!" - Professor Winneynoodle/HanClinto
Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005	No you can select which file you want. i'm on my mac so i Can't check it now but i think its like... file = OpenFile("FolderForMyGame/jacks_stats.JS") ReadFile(file) ... its something like that... have you looked at your command refernce? ------------------ yeah, im a little crazy Check out my crazy sig that I made:
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006	I look at it all the time. That was just one of the examples, but what I was talking about was a b+ command that works like an input I believe. I've never used it (I don't have b+) but I think it works like anything else. ------------------ MM out- Thought travels much faster than sound, it is better to think something twice, and say it once, than to think something once, and have to say it twice. "Frogs and Fauns! The tournament!" - Professor Winneynoodle/HanClinto
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	Why not build up your own library? ------------------ "One World. One Web. One Program." -Microsoft promotional advertisement "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer!" -Adolf Hitler "I believe in freedom... not freedom like America, freedom like a shopping cart"
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006	Because I have no idea how. ------------------ MM out- Thought travels much faster than sound, it is better to think something twice, and say it once, than to think something once, and have to say it twice. "Frogs and Fauns! The tournament!" - Professor Winneynoodle/HanClinto