engine->ServerCommand(...); engine->ServerExecute(); rename(...); -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Klaus Müller Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:12 AM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Change default demo directory and move demos after creation
Right now I'm just using the rename from stdio.h. There is a way to move files using Valve's filesystem. The problem is that you can't call the rename function right after you issued the server cmd to stop the demo cause it takes some time until the demo is created, hence the file is in use and rename() will fail. 2009/11/18 Tony Paloma <[email protected]> > Uh, wait. If you're just moving a file, why would you use "system" and not > the rename function from stdio.h. > > Also, I'm pretty sure valve's filesystem interface provides a move > function. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grash > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:47 AM > To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Change default demo directory and move demos after > creation > > I feel real dirty suggesting this. But it's how I'd go about doing it > myself... > > you can use system() [or _wsystem()] > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa273022%28VS.60%29.aspx > > http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdlib/system/ > This describes as the function taking over the program till the command > finishes. Given we're talking about disk operation, and that's slow as shit > to perform this could be a concern! > > Is there a safer method in the source engine? > > --- On Tue, 11/17/09, N K <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: N K <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Change default demo directory and move demos > after > creation > > To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" > <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 3:30 PM > > Well, that's embarrassing. I know I > > tried to record to another directory by > > using record "bla/temp.dem" and for some reason it didn't > > work. Now I > > realise it does work so I must have messed up with the > > syntax when I tested > > it before. So okay, one problem solved; one to go... and > > the renaming thing > > is actually the more important one. > > > > 2009/11/17 Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald <[email protected]> > > > > > Why not just record the demo to where it will end up > > anyway and skip the > > > whole moving part? > > > > > > With SourceTV you can change the demo path by simply > > doing like tv_record > > > "path/to/demo.dem", probably the same with the > > standard record command. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of N K > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:06 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [hlcoders] Change default demo directory and > > move demos after > > > creation > > > > > > Hello everyone. I've got two rather special questions > > which I doubt have > > > been asked before. I'm guessing that's also why I > > haven't been able to find > > > anything about it on the internet so far. > > > > > > First of, I'm working with the OB version of the SDK. > > I've added a custom > > > trigger to triggers.cpp that is supposed to start and > > stop a demo when the > > > player touches it. That's where my first question > > comes up. I'm recording > > > the demo to a temporary file that I want to rename and > > move after it's > > > fully > > > recorded. For that purpose I'd like to save the > > temporary demo in another > > > folder than the root dir of my mod in /sourcemods (say > > in > > > /sourcemods/mymod/temp). Is that possible somehow or > > is it not in the hands > > > of modders? I have not been able to find anything > > about it in the source > > > code the SDK provides so I'm getting the feeling it's > > not. > > > > > > Secondly, once the demo is stopped, I want to rename > > it after a certain > > > scheme and then move it out of it's temporary folder > > (respectively the root > > > dir if I can't change that). The problem is that it > > takes a certain time > > > until the demo is stopped. Right now, touching the > > stopping trigger calls > > > the Touch( CBaseEntity *pOther ) method from where it > > issues the following > > > two commands: > > > > > > engine->ServerCommand( "stop\n" ); > > > pPlayer->MoveDemo( pPlayer ); > > > > > > I've implemented the MoveDemo method in > > basecombatcharacter.cpp cause I > > > need > > > to access player specific variables I added to the > > class. Now my question > > > is > > > simply how I could work around this problem, meaning > > how could I make sure > > > the MoveDemo function gets called when I can be sure > > that the demo isn't > > > used by the application anymore. > > > > > > In that context I just thought of another question > > that's of similar > > > nature. > > > I don't want to stop the demo at the exact moment the > > player touches the > > > trigger. I'd rather have a little time difference of > > say 6+ seconds so the > > > demo doesn't stop so abruptly. > > > > > > I'm really happy about any input from you guys cause > > I'm completely stuck > > > because of these problems right now. 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