Script to change a file's name?

[Gonor 0]

Hello there,

 

I'm looking for an RGSS2 script with which I can change a file's name during the game.

It's not entirely neccessary but it would make one of my planned plot twists much much easier. :alright:

 

Thx.

Gonor

[brewmeister 3]

from the help document... Help -> Contents -> RGSS Reference Manual -> Standard Library -> Built-in Classes -> Object -> IO -> File

 

File.rename(from, to)

 

Renames file, moving it to a different directory as required. If a file already exists at the destination, it is overwritten.

 

Returns 0 when file movement is successful; when it fails, throws an Errno::EXXX exception.

 

 

It's already built in. The root folder is your game folder, so if your file is in the game folder...

 

File.rename("myfile.txt", "renamed.txt")

 

If it's in the Data folder, for example...

 

File.rename("Data\\myfile.txt", "Data\\renamed.txt")

Edited March 12, 2011 by brewmeister

[Broken Messiah 20]

Huh, I didn't know it was that simple, but wouldnt doing that make replaying the game impossible?

[joman195 9]

At the beginning of the game have it rename it back to the original.

[Gonor 0]

Great!

That's exactly what I was looking for.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Edit: It just came to my mind, that I would have to adapt the script so it will check for the game's progress, so the file is renamed properly when loading. Ah, well... I guess I'll have to try and write a little more than just a script call. :P

Edited March 12, 2011 by Gonor