Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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?

Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif

Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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.

Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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])

Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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.

Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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.

Re: So i played a bit with C# lately
 

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

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gawk -f save_script.awk
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where save_script.awk contains:
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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 &lt; timestamp_file) &gt; 0)
{
if (stamp2 == Last_stamp)
saveAll = 0;
}
close(timestamp_file);

if (saveAll)
{
cmd = sprintf("zip -r save-all-%s * -i@save.lst",stamp);
print stamp2 &gt; timestamp_file;
}
else
cmd = sprintf("zip -r -t %s save-%s * -i@save.lst",Last_stamp,stamp);
system(cmd);
}
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