I need help writing INI files! [DONE]

[Gergely]

I actualy only own the pro Game Maker 8, but I noticed about this place. I JUST CAN'T WRITE INI FILES. I try the tutorial of the trial version of THIS game maker, and I doing everything the tutorial tels but I can't create the 3th level. The room does not duplicating, and nothing tells what is the problem. I tired of copying everything into a Game Maker 8 project, but the tutorial don't tells anymore.
Can someone give me a sample of saving/loading a single variable? Or any clue what's wrong in it?

Writing:

{
 ini_open(myini);
 ini_write_real("section","myvariableS",myvariable);
 ini_close();
}

Reading:

{
 ini_open(myini)
 myvariable = ini_read_real("section","myvariableS",0);
 ini_close()
}

[Daynar]

Assuming myini is a variable containing the filename then that should work :/

[Gergely]

It all means:
myini = File
section = Section in the file
myvariable = the variable what I want to save and load.
myvariableS = the variable inside the file.
It don't work... :(

Please send me an exaple that should work...

 {
//Send it in a box like this.//
}	 

[Blind]

Just in case... myini needs to be a string. "myini", so if myini is a variable which is calling a value which is a string, you need to convert it.

[Gergely]

myini = argument0

[Daynar]

Alright so this is some code ripped from my ios app for saving/loading settings

In the creation code of the first room.

ini_open("BuBHS");

//ensures highscores from older versions are not deleted
if ini_section_exists("Highscore")=false{
global.highscore=ini_read_real("Bubble","Score",0)
highscore_add("",global.highscore)}

for(i=0;i<10;i++;)
{
highscore_add(ini_read_string("Highscore","Date"+string(i),""),ini_read_real("Highscore","Score"+string(i),0))
}
global.highscore=highscore_value(1)
global.EnableGameCenter=ini_read_real("Bubble","EnableGameCenter",1)
global.mVolume=ini_read_real("Bubble","musicV",1)
global.eVolume=ini_read_real("Bubble","musicE",1)
global.StatusText=ini_read_string("Bubble","StatusText","Simple")
global.ControlMethod=ini_read_string("Bubble","ControlMethod","Snap to")
global.val=ini_read_real("Bubble","val",150)
global.sat=ini_read_real("Bubble","sat",200)
global.CirclePrecision=ini_read_real("Bubble","CirclePrecision",32)
global.BGCirclePrecision=ini_read_real("Bubble","BGCirclePrecision",8)
global.CircleY=ini_read_real("Bubble","CircleY",display_get_height()-floor(90*display_get_height()/480))
global.FastStart=ini_read_real("Bubble","FastStart",0)
global.PointPopups=ini_read_real("Bubble","PointPopups",0)
global.DynamicColor=ini_read_real("Bubble","DynamicColor",1)
global.ShrinkPulse=ini_read_real("Bubble","ShrinkPulse",1)
global.InnerPulse=ini_read_real("Bubble","InnerPulse",0)
global.WallExplosion=ini_read_real("Bubble","WallExplosion",0)
ini_close()

Upon exiting the settings menu

ini_open("BuBHS");
ini_write_real("Bubble","musicV",global.mVolume)
ini_write_real("Bubble","musicE",global.eVolume)
ini_write_string("Bubble","StatusText",global.StatusText)
ini_write_string("Bubble","ControlMethod",global.ControlMethod)
ini_write_real("Bubble","val",global.val)
ini_write_real("Bubble","sat",global.sat)
ini_write_real("Bubble","CirclePrecision",global.CirclePrecision)
ini_write_real("Bubble","BGCirclePrecision",global.BGCirclePrecision)
ini_write_real("Bubble","CircleY",global.CircleY)
ini_write_real("Bubble","FastStart",global.FastStart)
ini_write_real("Bubble","PointPopups",global.PointPopups)
ini_write_real("Bubble","DynamicColor",global.DynamicColor)
ini_write_real("Bubble","ShrinkPulse",global.ShrinkPulse)
ini_write_real("Bubble","InnerPulse",global.InnerPulse)
ini_write_real("Bubble","WallExplosion",global.WallExplosion)
ini_write_real("Bubble","EnableGameCenter",global.EnableGameCenter)
ini_close()

contence of the ini file

[Bubble]
Score=0.000000
EnableGameCenter=1.000000
WallExplosion=1.000000
InnerPulse=1.000000
ShrinkPulse=1.000000
DynamicColor=1.000000
PointPopups=1.000000
FastStart=1.000000
CircleY=394.000000
BGCirclePrecision=8.000000
CirclePrecision=32.000000
sat=200.000000
val=150.000000
ControlMethod=Snap to
StatusText=Detailed
musicE=0.417411
musicV=1.000000
Practice=0.000000
OwlMode=1.000000
ShowAds=1.000000
[Highscore]
Score0=2693.000000
Date0=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score1=2693.000000
Date1=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score2=2693.000000
Date2=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score3=2693.000000
Date3=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score4=2693.000000
Date4=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score5=2693.000000
Date5=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score6=2693.000000
Date6=Jul 7 2014, 10:16pm
Score7=1134.000000
Date7=Sep 14 2014, 3:25pm
Score8=1016.000000
Date8=Aug 24 2014, 1:56pm
Score9=932.000000
Date9=Aug 3 2014, 8:54pm

[Gergely]

I can see how many variables you can save, but I thinking with ones and zeros. It can have single variable enought to save everithing. Every diferent value is opens a diferent combinations of levells solved from a game, where every level is unlocked. I know it's going to be dificult.
Levels 1 and 3 is solved, but Level 2 is not. This makes 5.
And if the solved levells are: 1,4,6,7,9,15,16, but the others aren't solved, the value saved must be: 49513

Please send me a usable example saving and loading only SINGLE variable.
In the examples you sent had many things in them, and the important thing is lost.
Is there any important thing in the saving/loading program that must be knowed?
Does it needs to create a file in an undefined event? If it creates a file, where it does put it?
I can't even check if it saved well. I'm sorry if keep wasting your time. I know almost everything about Game Maker 8 pro, I can make 3D games well, but the only thing I can't do, is saving/loading progress

I have another thing spotted: In the saving event, I put a "display message" right after the code, but in the game it don't displays any message. But in the loading event it displays the loading message well, and changes the value to the value I did entered in the default section. I also noticed about that the game is freezing a bit while the saving event. I found it out with a mouse following object. Saving and loading parameters are right, but somewhere the value is lost.

Actualy code:

//Saving//
{
var t;
t = myvariable
ini_open(argument0);
ini_write_real("Gameplay","prg",t)
ini_close()
}
//Loading//
{
var t;
ini_open(argument0)
t = ini_read_real("Gameplay","prg",0)
ini_close()
myvariable = t
}

[Daynar]

Any event should work. It saves to local appdata (open a windows explorer window type %appdata% and then navigate to local you may have to go up a directory if it puts you in roaming)

Edited it down to only one variable.
In the creation code of the first room.

ini_open("BuBHS");
global.mVolume=ini_read_real("Bubble","musicV",1)
ini_close()

Upon exiting the settings menu

ini_open("BuBHS");
ini_write_real("Bubble","musicV",global.mVolume)
ini_close()

[Gergely]

Thanks!!! It WORKS!!!