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- mikeadamski26
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I am completely new to dictionaries, JSON, etc. What I'm trying to do is this, which I'm sure is quite easy for most of you:

I want a user to be able to load in a list of names (.txt file? I have no idea). I'm guessing those would be stored in a dictionary or something? Perhaps that's not even necessary.

Next, I want to randomly pull one name from that list that was loaded in by the user.

Last, is there a way to save this experience for the user to use for next time? I'd like it to retain the previous list until changed. Obviously the user could upload a new one when necessary.

Please keep in mind that I have yet to ever publish a game or even know yet how to even make a game/save state function.

Thank you for the guidance! I'm learning a lot, and already working on a second concept which I am finishing up before the larger game I'm working on. This has been so fun!
- fongka2
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I want a user to be able to load in a list of names (.txt file? I have no idea). I'm guessing those would be stored in a dictionary or something? Perhaps that's not even necessary.

for better management, store them all a txt file then load by ajax to dictionary or something like

Next, I want to randomly pull one name from that list that was loaded in by the user.

let's say you storage them line by line in one dictionary key:namelist, so tokenat(dictionary.get("namelist"),
floor(
random(0,
tokencount( dictionary.get("namelist"),newline)
)
)
,newline)
so now we have random line's value from "namelist"

Last, is there a way to save this experience for the user to use for next time?

add a new dictionary value ("PlayerName") to keep that random name value, then set item (dictionary.asjson) in localstorage will never lost it you can load it again by dictionary action>Load>localstorage.itemValue (after you Get item)
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- mikeadamski26
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I want a user to be able to load in a list of names (.txt file? I have no idea). I'm guessing those would be stored in a dictionary or something? Perhaps that's not even necessary.

for better management, store them all a txt file then load by ajax to dictionary or something like

Next, I want to randomly pull one name from that list that was loaded in by the user.

let's say you storage them line by line in one dictionary key:namelist, so tokenat(dictionary.get("namelist"),
floor(
random(0,
tokencount( dictionary.get("namelist"),newline)
)
)
,newline)
so now we have random line's value from "namelist"

Last, is there a way to save this experience for the user to use for next time?

add a new dictionary value ("PlayerName") to keep that random name value, then set item (dictionary.asjson) in localstorage will never lost it you can load it again by dictionary action>Load>localstorage.itemValue (after you Get item)

Thank you for this all. I'm working on this first step, but am not sure where to start. Is loading from ajax a system command? I have a button (sprite) that I want to set as a "Load" button that when clicked, the user could load in their text file of names. From there, I would load that list into a dictionary it sounds like?
- mikeadamski26
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By the way, here is what I am building. I'm now trying to get this Load Teams button functioning from the posts above.

simsportsgaming.com/collegefootballscenariosimulator/index.html
- fongka2
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> I want a user to be able to load in a list of names (.txt file? I have no idea). I'm guessing those would be stored in a dictionary or something? Perhaps that's not even necessary.

>
for better management, store them all a txt file then load by ajax to dictionary or something like

>

> Next, I want to randomly pull one name from that list that was loaded in by the user.

>
let's say you storage them line by line in one dictionary key:namelist, so tokenat(dictionary.get("namelist"),
> floor(
> random(0,
> tokencount( dictionary.get("namelist"),newline)
> )
> )
> ,newline)
> so now we have random line's value from "namelist"

>

> Last, is there a way to save this experience for the user to use for next time?

>
add a new dictionary value ("PlayerName") to keep that random name value, then set item (dictionary.asjson) in localstorage will never lost it you can load it again by dictionary action>Load>localstorage.itemValue (after you Get item)

Thank you for this all. I'm working on this first step, but am not sure where to start. Is loading from ajax a system command? I have a button (sprite) that I want to set as a "Load" button that when clicked, the user could load in their text file of names. From there, I would load that list into a dictionary it sounds like?

ajax plugin>request project file, to load the text file
- mikeadamski26
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Ok, struggling still to grasp all of this. I have the ajax plugin now, but when I ajax action to request "teams.txt", nothing happens when I click the sprite.

Beyond that, I'm reading what was written here and wondering how I get this .txt file loaded into a dictionary. I have very little experience with these, so I appreciate the steps like has been done before. I'm just struggling to get this to work.

let's say you storage them line by line in one dictionary key:namelist, so tokenat(dictionary.get("namelist"),

floor(

random(0,

tokencount( dictionary.get("namelist"),newline)

)

)

,newline)

so now we have random line's value from "namelist"
- dop2000
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If you only want one random name, you don't need a dictionary.

I made a demo project, showing several possible options:

dropbox.com/scl/fi/2oe16nkt0w6c300gq1fbl/NamesLoadFromFile.c3p
- mikeadamski26
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If you only want one random name, you don't need a dictionary.

I made a demo project, showing several possible options:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2oe16nkt0w6c300gq1fbl/NamesLoadFromFile.c3p?rlkey=4vqqojrzihooa1hyj9pj70ax5&st=48uvn2za&dl=0

This is super helpful. Thank you. What I'm trying to do first is to allow the user to load their own .txt list of names. I thought that's what the loading of the AJAX would be doing?
- mikeadamski26
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I've tinkered a bit more, and see I can get a file to load using the FileSystem plugin. I'm a bit confused now on how to get a .txt file a user would load in and connect it in a way that it replaces the names.txt that's already in the project.

Getting closer...
- fongka2
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I've tinkered a bit more, and see I can get a file to load using the FileSystem plugin. I'm a bit confused now on how to get a .txt file a user would load in and connect it in a way that it replaces the names.txt that's already in the project.

Getting closer...

just place a textinput(type:multiline) for user to paste it line by line
- dop2000
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You can use FileChooser object.
+ FileChooser: On changed -> AJAX: Request FileChooser.FileURLAt(0) (tag "tag")
- mikeadamski26
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> I've tinkered a bit more, and see I can get a file to load using the FileSystem plugin. I'm a bit confused now on how to get a .txt file a user would load in and connect it in a way that it replaces the names.txt that's already in the project.

>

> Getting closer...

just place a textinput(type:multiline) for user to paste it line by line

Why can't they just upload a .txt file with each team name on a line? This way--since they would run this simulator a few times a week--could just make updates to the .txt file only if it would be necessary. I would think entering them in one at a time for every instance of the simulator would be tedious. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying.
- mikeadamski26
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You can use FileChooser object.

> + FileChooser: On changed -> AJAX: Request FileChooser.FileURLAt(0) (tag "tag")
I just installed FileChooser and have my sprite button now working to ask for a file. Where I get lost now is with the AJAX part. I see the "Request project file" action but I am not able to select FileChooser, nor do I see FileChooser a chooseable action within AJAX. Then what you wrote after that (.FileURLAt(0) (tag "tag"), I do not understand what any of that means.

Thank you for the assistance!
- dop2000
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howtoconstructdemos.com/using-a-sprite-to-invoke-open-file-dialog-and-a-workaround-for-filechooser-bug-c3p
Use "AJAX Request URL" action. Also I really recommend studying the documentation and a few tutorials. Many of the questions you ask are pretty basic.

construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/plugin-reference/ajax