Game Development Community

Console function - copy file to file

by Mark Brown · in Torque Game Engine · 04/07/2007 (2:20 pm) · 3 replies

Let's start with I can code in C but not in C++.
I got this far:


Torque Lib files/Source Files/core

fileObject.h

class FileObject : public SimObject

public:
bool copy_filetofile(const char *fileName_from, const char *fileName_to ); // <-- Added



fileObject.cc
bool FileObject::copy_filetofile(const char *fileName_from, const char *fileName_to )
{
long flag;
char buffer_from[1024];
char buffer_to[1024];

Con::expandScriptFilename( buffer_from, sizeof( buffer_from ), fileName_from );
close();

Con::expandScriptFilename( buffer_to, sizeof( buffer_to ), fileName_to );
close();

// "bool true" is overwrite flag set to true
flag = copyfile ( buffer_from, buffer_to, bool true );
if ( flag )
return ( false );
return ( true );

}


What do I do now coach???

My goal is "copy_filetofile ( texture_14.jpg, texture_building.jpg );
This command is at start up and not during running game.

real code would be helpful.
NextNext Thread
PrevPrevious Thread
More from Torque Game Engine


Community Manager Michael Perry
ZombieShortbus
#1
04/07/2007 (4:18 pm)
Well, I don't know if this will help you or not, but have a look here:

More File Actions

You can do what you need from script. If you prefer doing so in the engine, just use the C++ calls already written. Why do extra work? =)

Torque Owner Mark Brown
#2
04/10/2007 (8:11 am)
This is just what I needed!!

Many thanks for saved hours!

//####################
//#
//#
// ConsoleFunction(pathCopy, bool, 3, 4, "pathCopy(fromFile, toFile [, nooverwrite = true])")
//#
//#
//####################
function set_random_textures ( )
{
%ja = random_int ( 5 );
switch ( %ja )
{
case 1:
%from_file = "./data/structures/rooms/roof_floor_color_01.jpg";
case 2:
%from_file = "./data/structures/rooms/roof_floor_color_02.jpg";
case 3:
%from_file = "./data/structures/rooms/roof_floor_color_03.jpg";
case 4:
%from_file = "./data/structures/rooms/roof_floor_color_04.jpg";
case 5:
%from_file = "./data/structures/rooms/roof_floor_color_05.jpg";
}

%nooverwrite = false;
%to_file = "./data/structures/rooms/roof_floor_color_00.jpg";

pathCopy ( %from_file, %to_file, %nooverwrite );

}

Community Manager Michael Perry
ZombieShortbus
#3
04/10/2007 (8:30 am)
Glad that got you what you needed