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editing scripts.dll [message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 11:39 Go to next message
jnz is currently offline  jnz
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i need to find a place in scripts.dll 2.92 that is only executed ONCE. for some reason, it is executed 3 times. i have tryed using global variables to stop it executing.
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235434 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 11:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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PINFO?

That's executed once per player, just make sure one player is in the server.

ID is also executed once.
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235435 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 11:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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im sorry i wasn't very specific.

when the server starts up, i need a place that i executed once. for some reason everwhere i try its executed 3 times. so i can initialize a program.
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235440 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 12:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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use a boolean variable to check if its run or not.

static bool hasStarted = false;

if ( !hasStarted )
{
  .....
  hasStarted = true;
}



since it is static you don't need to bother making it global.


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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235448 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 12:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i don't know what is happening but that didnt work.
index.php?t=getfile&id=2201&private=0

index.php?t=getfile&id=2202&private=0


this is really annoying, and i think tmp files is going to be the only answer.
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235449 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 12:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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scripts.dll is loaded oncee on server startup, then unloaded and reloaded when starting a game.
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235451 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 12:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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so you know how i can detect when it is loaded to start the game?
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235456 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 13:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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declare the static bool INSIDE the function, not outside of it Wink

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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235461 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 13:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i tryed it both ways, and still. it gets called twice Dont Get It
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235478 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 14:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Look up interprocess synchronization via mutex.
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235481 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 14:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Check whether bhs.dll is already loaded

if (!GetModuleHandle("bhs.dll"))
{
// First time
}

Obviously do this before bhs.dll is loaded in dllmain, as otherwise it would be loaded every time.


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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235492 is a reply to message #235432] Fri, 22 December 2006 15:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ahh, thanks!

EDIT: i tryed all the diffrent type of communication. but i couldn't find a good enough tutorial on one.

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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235498 is a reply to message #235451] Fri, 22 December 2006 16:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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gamemodding wrote on Fri, 22 December 2006 20:58

so you know how i can detect when it is loaded to start the game?



danpaul, your knowledge of C++ is pretty bad.
All variables are getting destroyed when the dll is loaded an other
time. you they don't have their old value.


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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235516 is a reply to message #235481] Fri, 22 December 2006 19:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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StealthEye wrote on Fri, 22 December 2006 21:42

Check whether bhs.dll is already loaded

if (!GetModuleHandle("bhs.dll"))
{
// First time
}

Obviously do this before bhs.dll is loaded in dllmain, as otherwise it would be loaded every time.



it was a simple answer, although, i have been testing and it works a charm! In Love thanks, i would still be stuck otherwise Angry
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235558 is a reply to message #235498] Sat, 23 December 2006 06:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Cat998 wrote on Fri, 22 December 2006 23:43

danpaul, your knowledge of C++ is pretty bad.
All variables are getting destroyed when the dll is loaded an other
time. you they don't have their old value.



I don't usually work with .dll files, in a normal program static variables are static...


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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235561 is a reply to message #235432] Sat, 23 December 2006 07:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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dan, im guessing...im not too sure how this works.

when the dll is reloaded, ALL of the variables are destroyed. but somehow my thread isn't Huh
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235562 is a reply to message #235432] Sat, 23 December 2006 07:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I am assuming that the thread remains intact because of the fact that it IS a separate thread.

Threads do not rely on each other to remain alive, unlike the parent->child relationship you can have with processes. You need to manually code something to close your thread once the .dll closes (I assume there is a function called when the .dll closes, so you should be able to use that)


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Re: editing scripts.dll [message #235588 is a reply to message #235432] Sat, 23 December 2006 12:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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dllmain.cpp, search for DLL_PROCESS_DETACH, put the code to kill your thread in there
Re: editing scripts.dll [message #237179 is a reply to message #235432] Thu, 04 January 2007 03:35 Go to previous message
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will do. thanks Razz

since this is about scripts.dll i have a question, is scripts 3.1 stable? and what benifits will it have on a FDS?
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