Sam.'s misc WeiDU related questions

[Mike1072]

2 hours ago, Sam. said:

Is there an analog to

OUTER_SET tmp = (~%prefix%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~MOS~ = 1) ? 0 : 1

that uses the ternary operator but with strings instead of numbers?  Something like:

OUTER_TEXT_SPRINT tmp EVAL ((~%prefix%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~MOS~ = 1) ? ~zero~ : ~one~)

(except that doesn't work).

Nope.  You'd have to use an IF statement.

[Sam.]

I'm looking for a function to clone all of an extended header's effects into global effects (for an item).  I thought I had seen such a function posted somewhere, but I don't remember where and didn't see it here.  Any suggestions?  I could probably write my own, but would prefer not to reinvent the wheel if an existing solution exists.

 

[Sam.]

When I run

ACTION_DEFINE_ARRAY foo BEGIN 1 2 3 END

DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION xyz STR_VAR foo = "" BEGIN
  ACTION_PHP_EACH foo AS k => v BEGIN
    PRINT ~%v%~ // should print 1, 2 and 3
  END
END

LAF xyz STR_VAR foo END

with the MODDER flag on, I get this warning

Quote

Installing [Test Array Functions] [v0.0.0]
WARNING:
WARNING: possible missing EVALUATE_BUFFER in
[array name at $"foo"("0")]

1
WARNING:
WARNING: possible missing EVALUATE_BUFFER in
[array name at $"foo"("1")]

2
WARNING:
WARNING: possible missing EVALUATE_BUFFER in
[array name at $"foo"("2")]

3

 

INSTALLED WITH WARNINGS     Test Array Functions

but if I run

ACTION_DEFINE_ARRAY bar BEGIN 1 2 3 END

DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION xyz STR_VAR foo = "" BEGIN
  ACTION_PHP_EACH foo AS k => v BEGIN
    PRINT ~%v%~ // should print 1, 2 and 3
  END
END

LAF xyz STR_VAR foo = bar END

there are no warnings but 1 2 3 are not printed.  What am I missing?

[subtledoctor]

Did you try

STR_VAR foo = EVAL ~%bar%~ END ?

I mean I don’t know enough about this stuff to try plugging an array into a function. But that’s how I usually handle string variables. (Unless you’re using AUTO_EVAL_STRINGS or whatever it is?)

[kjeron]

ACTION_PHP_EACH does not evaluate the array name, so the "bar" array is never considered. You would need to use:

ACTION_PHP_EACH ~%foo%~ AS k => v BEGIN

[Sam.]

Thank you both, I have gotten it working.  Another question:  is there a COPY_LARGE version of COPY_EXISTING?  Or more to the point, is there a way to get the filesize of a biffed file too large to patch?