Batch Programming

mr dave · 09-02-2009, 04:45 AM

i don't remember that specific book but i do remember playing at least one of their books back in the day too. i wonder if publishers still put out crazy 'choose your own' adventure books...

HOLY CRAP new version in 3 weeks haha

Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Amazon.ca: Steve Jackson, Ian Livingstone: Books

Guybrush · 09-02-2009, 05:06 AM

Wow, what a strange coincidence! If they're republishing the others in the series, I guess I might just buy them. I find the games funny still :p

mr dave · 09-02-2009, 05:46 AM

haha yeah it doesn't seem like something many others are doing anymore. i remember having some cool robin hood books like that too.

i even had some cool ninja adventure book that just ended. no climax no final battle. just you're at level 3 in the dungeon now and nothing. not even an advertisement for another book in the possible series. it was really cool until that point but so lame at the same time.

Seltzer · 09-02-2009, 07:13 AM

Wow that looks like an ambitious project! Text RPGs were a bit before my time (the Baldur's Gate series was the pinnacle of my childhood gaming) but I'd be keen to see the results if/when you're finished.

Engine · 10-17-2012, 09:46 PM

I don't know if this is the right place to post a question I have, but I didn't want to start a new thread.
Can anyone tell me how to write php script that essentially does everything that the MB polls do? Display voting options, then retrieve and display results?

Guybrush · 10-18-2012, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engine

I don't know if this is the right place to post a question I have, but I didn't want to start a new thread.
Can anyone tell me how to write php script that essentially does everything that the MB polls do? Display voting options, then retrieve and display results?

Perhaps you can find one on the net somewhere?

What's it for? Are you writing your own website from scratch using php?

Engine · 10-18-2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tore

Perhaps you can find one on the net somewhere?

What's it for? Are you writing your own website from scratch using php?

I'm sure I can find examples of what I need in online tutorials and such but I thought to ask here because I'm sure it's a simple thing for some of you. I'm only semi-literate in php but I understand how it works.
I'm in a class learning to create a database and I'll use more than php for that. This php script I'm writing is just a preliminary exercise and I realized that the polls here are doing exactly what I need to make mine do. And they look more elegant than what I would come up with on my own.

Engine · 10-19-2012, 01:12 AM

No help?
Freebase, I'm sorry I called you all those names and stuff.
I know you can write the code I want in 5 - 10 minutes. Be your best friend?

Guybrush · 10-19-2012, 01:32 AM

Although I'm somewhat familiar with php, combining that with database stuff is something I've never done before so I'm not much help. I'd be interested in seeing the answer, though.

If you need a die roller in batch, I'm your man.

Engine · 10-19-2012, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tore

Although I'm somewhat familiar with php, combining that with database stuff is something I've never done before so I'm not much help. I'd be interested in seeing the answer, though.

If you need a die roller in batch, I'm your man.

I've done that!

Quote:

<html>
<head>
<title>Roll the Dice</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Roll The Dice</h1>
<form action="dice.php" method="GET">
<p>How many dice?</p>
<input size="4" name="Number">
<input type="submit" value="Roll the dice!">
</form>
<?
$number_of_dice = $_GET['Number'];
if ($number_of_dice) {
$count = 0;
while ($count < $number_of_dice){
$dieroll=rand(1,6);
print "<p>$dieroll</p>";
$total=$total+$dieroll;
$count++;
}
print "Total = $total";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

If you want, I'll show you the voting app once I figure it out. But I assure you it will look like shit compared to an MB poll.

09-02-2009, 05:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
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09-02-2009, 07:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Wow that looks like an ambitious project! Text RPGs were a bit before my time (the Baldur's Gate series was the pinnacle of my childhood gaming) but I'd be keen to see the results if/when you're finished. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

10-17-2012, 09:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I don't know if this is the right place to post a question I have, but I didn't want to start a new thread. Can anyone tell me how to write php script that essentially does everything that the MB polls do? Display voting options, then retrieve and display results? __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

10-19-2012, 01:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	No help? Freebase, I'm sorry I called you all those names and stuff. I know you can write the code I want in 5 - 10 minutes. Be your best friend? __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

10-19-2012, 01:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Although I'm somewhat familiar with php, combining that with database stuff is something I've never done before so I'm not much help. I'd be interested in seeing the answer, though. If you need a die roller in batch, I'm your man. __________________ Something Completely Different