Help on this script - strings

[Ninja]

query_sql("update `char` SET name='[HC]"+strcharinfo(0)+"' WHERE name='"+strcharinfo(0)+"'");

basically,this attaches "[HC]" in someone's name.

how do you reverse this process in a later time? @_@

Edited August 21, 2012 by jezznar

[EvilPuncker]

easy one: save the old name in a perm variable or a new table then just revert

[skyleo]

Better suggestion(cause this will use less ressources than the other solution):

Just do this:

set @oldname$, replacestr(strcharinfo(0), "[HC]", ""); // Would delete all [HC]s so if the name is [HC]Marvin_s[HC] it would be Marvin_s

If you just want to delete the [HC] at beginning, do this:

set @oldname$, substr(strcharinfo(0), 4, getstrlen(strcharinfo(0)); //Skips the first 4 Characters ([HC]) and just returns the part after the 4th character.

EDIT:

Uses now strcharinfo(0) instead of var.

Edited August 21, 2012 by skyleo

[Ninja]

easy one: save the old name in a perm variable or a new table then just revert

this is actually what I did but I think there's a better way

Better suggestion(cause this will use less ressources than the other solution):

Just do this:

set @oldname$, replacestr(strcharinfo(0), "[HC]", ""); // Would delete all [HC]s so if the name is [HC]Marvin_s[HC] it would be Marvin_s

If you just want to delete the [HC] at beginning, do this:

set @oldname$, substr(strcharinfo(0), 4, getstrlen(strcharinfo(0)); //Skips the first 4 Characters ([HC]) and just returns the part after the 4th character.

EDIT:

Uses now strcharinfo(0) instead of var.

just a question, will this remain even if I restart the server? or should I use oldname$ instead? I do want to revert names at a later time..

please educate me >_< I suck at scripting.

Edited August 21, 2012 by jezznar

[skyleo]

It's temporary, but you don't have to save it, since you can just create this variable exactly at the point where you're deleting the [HC].

As I said in my post, it's a loss of ressources when you save things like that.

Edited August 21, 2012 by skyleo

[Ninja]

i see. thanks! i missed that point. that's definitely a good one.