World.Log

ID:272525
 
Aug 27 2008, 7:50 am
 
/client/show_map = 0
var/server = null


/client/verb/send_message()
    usr.Export()

mob/proc/Export(Addr,T as text)
    Addr = server
    if(!T)T = input(src,"What message do you want to send?")
    Addr<<"<B><font color = blue>\[Announcement\]</B> [T]</font>"
    world.Export("[Addr]?[T]")


How come this is sending to world.log and not TO the server?
Aug 27 2008, 8:03 am
How come you are outputting to 'Addr' a message, when Addr should be a text string (what is 'server'?)?
Aug 27 2008, 8:13 am
Yeah, it's a bit of a mess.
First off, it seems strange to have a verb under client... second, I don't see why you're even trying to using the Export() proc at all, since the client.Export() is for doing things with the client-save-files.
You have Addr as an argument in the proc and then don't seem to use it when you're calling the proc, and you are setting it with this "server" var that you have set as null anyway...
Since you then send the "announcement" to Addr, which is null (unless it's getting set elsewhere), I can only assume that's why it is getting outputted to world.log... as a sort of default output.
As for why you're trying to output directly into the Addr var, and THEN use world.Export(), I'm not sure. What are you trying to use this for?
Aug 27 2008, 8:24 am
In response to Ephemerality
OK, Basically I'm trying to send a message to another server.
Aug 27 2008, 8:35 am
In response to World Build
Where does the address to the server get set? Would the person have to enter it in along with the message, or does it get set on startup, or what?
Aug 27 2008, 8:35 am
In response to World Build
That's already done by your world.Export() call (only if 'server' and therefore 'Addr' is set correctly to the address, which is apparently not as it's null by default and I don't see it changed), though I suggest scrapping that and rewriting it to be less messy. Also, don't call your custom proc (if it's even needed) "Export" too, as that will just lead to confusion. 
client/verb/sendmessage(server_ip as text,port as num,msg as text)
   world.Export("[server_ip]:[port]?[msg]")


Well, look up world.Export() and world.Topic().
Aug 27 2008, 9:04 am
In response to Kaioken
<code> mob/verb/shout(Port as text,Msg as text) world << Msg world.Export("[Port]?shout:[Msg]") world/Topic(T) if(findtext(T,"shout:") == 1) world << copytext(T,7) </code>

This is straight from the DM guide and it still won't work!
Aug 27 2008, 9:26 am
In response to World Build
Works fine for me. If I had to take I guess, it is a PEBCAC issue: you are either not hosting the recipient world (so it can actually be contacted through a network port) or not specifying the correct port, etc.
Aug 27 2008, 9:27 am (Edited on Aug 27 2008, 2:42 pm)
In response to World Build
The 'World Topic' part needs to be on the server that's going to receive the message. And don't you need to define the server's ip address? [ipaddress]:[port]?
Aug 27 2008, 9:29 am
In response to Takoma
If there is no address, it will use the current computer's (127.0.0.1) which is suitable for testing purposes.
Aug 27 2008, 9:30 am
In response to Kaioken
Ah I see. I haven't spent much time looking at world Topic and Export :s