Loading from text file (MMF2)

[Blue Frenzy]

I have some wrong events here. I have a file on txt format, and i want to read its values. There is an unknow numbre of objects. Each object has some data.

The way I organize it on txt is like this:

-each data is separated by " * "

-each object is separated by " ¡ "

-File end is marked by " $ "

so, i have something like this:

0*15000*96*128*-1*0*¡0*18750*96*128*-1*1*¡0*20600*96*128*-1*
1*¡0*21750*64*128*-1*0*¡0*22250*152*128*-1*0*¡0*22500*152*128*-1
*0*¡0*25550*88*24*-1*0*¡0*25800*88*56*-1*0*¡0*26250*88*56*-1*0*¡0*
26900*88*56*-1*0*¡0*28100*168*232*-1*1*¡0*28300*168*232*-1*0*¡0*28850*
136*200*-1*0*¡0*29400*96*128*-1*1*¡0*29750*96*128*-1*0*¡0*30000*
128*128*-1*0*¡0*30250*128*128*-1*0*¡0*30750*64*128*-1*0*¡

NOTE: on screenshots appears the " ! " symbol instead " ¡ " but now it is fixed, still doesnt work.

I store each value in some list objects. so, in list 1, it stores the first value. In list 2 it stores the 2nd value, etc... so, each line is a different object and each list is a different value.

NOTE 2: Note that not always the 5th value appears so, if there is no 5th value i put a value 0 on the list.

NOTE 3: there are 2 counters, one stores the value, and the other stores the current data position, so, if counter is = 2, it means i have to add the value to the 3rd field. each " * " means a different field so I add one to the counter and reset the first counter to store a new value.

well, it doesn't work. It just appears an unique "0"

Here is the code.

any help on finding what could be wrong?

[Damizean]

Well, you're using MMF. That should be it.

[GSF]

The system is too complicated, you could try with arrays.

[LarkSS]

I believe MMF gets upset if the loop length grows above 100.

I agree with gsoft on using arrays, though maybe if you divide the big "load" loop into smaller loops MMF might actually do the process correctly. *shrugs*

Btw, instead of saying to directly check the character number equal to the loop index of "load", did you try setting a counter to the loop index of "load" and then using the value of the counter to compare what character to look at? I believe that strangely fixed a problem for me once.

[Damizean]

Anyway, why not use two separated string parser objects? You could easily split up data that way.

[Blue Frenzy]

I cannot be limited to 100 loops anyway. There is another way of make a "while" function? I don't care on loading times.

Also, i need to use the list object for making that user could select it.

[GSF]

You could try with the string parser, like Damizean says.

Or try arrays, or ini (ini only supports a max of 64 kb)

[Blue Frenzy]

I use string parser to store the txt file. the problem comes when splitting it. I have no problems on storing values, at least for now. The problem is reading the txt.

[Blue Frenzy]

Ok, fixed thanks to damizean. This can be closed.