Data input ingame

[Mazzop]

Hi, i am looking for a way to mass input saved variables ingame. Currently i copy it from our guild website directly to savedvariables file, but that requires game to be turned off

LootHours= {
["Player1"] = 14,
["Player2"] = 5,
["Player3"] = 11,
["Player4"] = 16,
}

is there a way to do it ingame? I could change format of that data to one string with some seperators and then work with that if that helps, but our roster is 50+ players, so it would not fit into normal chat anyway. I am totally green with XML.

[Resike]

Originally Posted by Mazzop Hi, i am looking for a way to mass input saved variables ingame. Currently i copy it from our guild website directly to savedvariables file, but that requires game to be turned off LootHours= { ["Player1"] = 14, ["Player2"] = 5, ["Player3"] = 11, ["Player4"] = 16, } is there a way to do it ingame? I could change format of that data to one string with some seperators and then work with that if that helps, but our roster is 50+ players, so it would not fit into normal chat anyway. I am totally green with XML.

You dont need to turn off the game for that, just overwrite the data, and "/reload".

[Mazzop]

Not work, it print old data after save file and /reload

[ravagernl]

If you use something like DevPad you can paste the table in there and run the script to overwrite savedvariables.

[Seerah]

Originally Posted by Resike You dont need to turn off the game for that, just overwrite the data, and "/reload".

No, the saved variables files are written to on a reload. Unless you set the file to be read-only before your /reload the UI, whatever the variables are set to in-game when reloading will be saved to the file overwriting what you had copy-pasted in.


@Mazzop: Depending on the length of the saved variables, you could just paste it into the chat frame to run it. Otherwise, you'll need to create an editbox yourself to paste into and then call RunScript() on the text or use an addon for that purpose (such as DevPad, WoWLua, TinyPad, etc.)

[Resike]

Originally Posted by Seerah No, the saved variables files are written to on a reload. Unless you set the file to be read-only before your /reload the UI, whatever the variables are set to in-game when reloading will be saved to the file overwriting what you had copy-pasted in. @Mazzop: Depending on the length of the saved variables, you could just paste it into the chat frame to run it. Otherwise, you'll need to create an editbox yourself to paste into and then call RunScript() on the text or use an addon for that purpose (such as DevPad, WoWLua, TinyPad, etc.)

My bad, i was actually saving variables via my addon.

[Seerah]

Originally Posted by Resike My bad, i was actually saving variables via my addon.

Huh? Every addon sets its saved variables.

[Mazzop]

Thanks! Works superb via DevPad.
It is too big and complex for my needs, but i failed to do editbox myself, so it will do

[Torhal]

Originally Posted by Seerah Huh? Every addon sets its saved variables.

Mah brain, it asplode.