Re: [bug][code]Ascii playerfile not writing to plr_index

From: Mark Dickey (mark@OKEEFE.BESTWEB.NET)
Date: 07/21/97


I have the same problem.  It is caused when you add the races.  I have not
tried to fix it yet, but I will let everyone know what the problem is when
I do.

PS.  If anyone has already fixed it, please let me know.

Mark Dickey
mark@bestweb.net

On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Ryan Guthrie wrote:

> Well the title explains my problem.  The file is
> created(lib/pfiles/<letter>/<name> but it doesn't look in there if they
> exist when it check that in interpreter.c.  The format for plr_index is
> GET_NAME(ch)   GET_IDNUM(ch)
> So i looked for that in the code and failed to find it.  The only thing i
> did find that might be it was :
>   player_table[top_of_p_table].id = GET_IDNUM(ch) = ++top_idnum;
> that was in init_char.  The bug must have been after iadded either
> races/new prompt/ or some other piece of code that i can't remember right
> now.  It only has this problem when i create a new character because i
> have some old characters that can login find because they are listed in
> plr_index.  I can make a new character and manualy add it to plr_index
> with their idnumber but i don't want to have to do that with
> everyone...Anyone ever have something similar like this happen to them?
> If not please give suggestions.
>
>
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