Re: [CODE] ASCII rent files

From: James Thomas (rasdan@TELEPORT.COM)
Date: 09/19/98


> The code allows you to easily add any new stuff to the pfiles without
> worrying about char_file_u, only char_data.  It allows you to use a perl
> script to easily modify all the pfiles for new stuff without doing a pwipe.
> You can eliminate the length restrictions for things like titles.  You don't
> have to worry about some things that some pfiles have and others don't,
> it'll only load what is actually in the file.

I am curious what the need for a perl script is to modify pfiles when you
add stuff.

Why not just have the code set a default if nothing is saved in pfile for
that variable? If you remove something, just have the code ignore the
entry in the pfile for that stat.

Rasdan


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