io.open and os.date

[Tooney]

Hi all,

Standing on the shoulder of giants I often tweak someone elses code to suit my needs. If I use io.open and os.date in any rombot related script it works fine but if I use them in code that used in interface\addons such as PetAutoEvent the code just doesn't get executed. I've put chat window messages before and after the code and it's like the script aborts at that point. I use exactly the same code in both cases.....

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local filename = getExecutionPath() .. "/logs/PetEvents.log";
				local file, err = io.open(filename, "a+");

I've also tried putting explicit paths in for the filename, such ""PetEvents.log" and "C:\PetEvents.log".

Any tips?
Thanks.

[lisa]

Yes unfortunately there is nothing wrong with the code, it is the game itself that has the issue.

Over the years they have removed functions you would normally have in LUA.

Even something as simple as os.time() won't work, there is an addon called d303fix which added back in a function for using os.time() by getting the time from items in itemshop with a timer for when it is available.


So long story short not all functions work in addons for RoM.

[Tooney]

Thanks for the reply. I ended up doing something a bit rubbish with GetTime() but it's usable for what I wanted.

[rock5]

Also I think you can only read files form an addon but you can't write. The only way to save anything is using the games savevariables.