Saving Object Hashes, lost.

[webgovernor]

Hi all,

The Problem: Can't access saved hashes.

Here's my object array, or hash, or whatever

Example:

$quest[1].name = "Choco Monkey"
$quest[1].description = "Find me a delicious chocolate monkey for my belly."

The above info has already been set.

Now, when I save the quest under the Scene_Save class in the SDK, the quest saves fine(or so I think), here's an example of my code under the write_data def:

Marshal.dump($quest, file)
p $quest[1].name #i already accepted this quest to test it.

And finally here's my load code under Scene_Load (read_data def):

$quest = Marshal.load(file)
p $quest[1].name

My problem:
The data has been saved, and the quest name was displayed via the "p" command during the saving process, BUT when I LOAD the data, $quest[1] returns NIL.

Now, the object itself returns "" (not nil) when using "p $quest.to_s" instead of "p $quest[1].name"

So the $quest object is loading, but the hash part of it was either not saved, or not loaded, or both.

I'm rather lost on this subject and I would be extremely grateful if someone could help.

Thanks in advance,

Webgovernor.

 

[Jared]

First start:

file = File.open('Test.rxdata', 'w')
$quest = Array.new
$quest[1] = 'Choco Monkey'
Marshal.dump($quest, file)

Second Start:

file = File.open('Test.rxdata', 'r')
p ($quest = Marshal.load(file)) #output: "Choco Monkey"

I test it, it works without problems.

When you save more than one object in the same save data, you must read the objects in the same order like you save/write them. Check this on your script.
But usualy there should come an bug report if something during the load- or save-procedure don´t work.

 

[Daniel]

I'm guessing that it is the order that you load from the file. It must be the same order as when you save the file.

 

[webgovernor]

Thank you SOOOOOOO much, I didn't realize that I needed to load them in the same order! Oh thank you! THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!!!!!