Store string in variables

[lucasjose501]

We all know that in the Geck script we can store informations in variables, like short, ref, float... but strings... :sad:

In C++ i can make a string:

string Var;

Var = "Hello World";

But in the geck i cant do this :sad: My idea is to use a string to determine a folder in the command SwapTexture in order to save line and avoid bugs, because are more than 200 different textures and more than 600 conditions to be analyzed...

 

What I need:

short Var1
Short Var2
String StringVar

;---------------------------------------------------

Set Var1 to 5
Set Var2 to 15
SetString StringVar to "characters\DaughtersofAres\Spine\%g\%g" Var1 Var2

; The result: characters\DaughtersofAres\Spine\5\15
; And in the SwapTexture:

SwapTexture REF "NiTriShape" GetString StringVar

;Or something like that.

I think it probably has no way, but is there any alternative to work with strings in variables you can modify in the script and use on command when you want?

[jazzisparis]

Unfortunately, there are no string-type variables in the GECK's scripting language and, in general, you are extremely limited in what you can do with non-numeric values in scripts.

An alternative would be to store strings as objects' names (setting them with SetName/SetNameEx), but that method has very specific uses and will not serve your purpose if you are using SwapTexture.

[lucasjose501]

indeed has no other way. It's a shame :( I thought about using SetUIString but there is no "GetUIString"... then there is no way.

 

Thanks for the reply =)