Comments on: Managing savegames with Flash shared objects

By: Daniele Fernandes

Daniele Fernandes — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:31:02 +0000

First, I have found in web some codes that produce similar effects, but they are too complicated and I can’t understand them. The codes in your page are simple and work fine. So, thanks very much!
But I am trying hard to make an application in which the user can drag the movies (created by attachMovie) and when he/she release it, the position – of each – movie is saved in the sharedObject. Now I just can save the position of the last generated movie and every “beated movie” go exataly behind that when I open the file again. I know it can be too easy for you, but I am new in action script. If anyone could help me, I would be extremely grateful… Thanks in advance. The code:
lets_call_it_cookie = SharedObject.getLocal(“feronato”);
levels = new Array();
for (x=1; x<=5; x++) {
levels[x] = 0; //unbeating
lev = _root.attachMovie("level", "level_"+x,_root.getNextHighestDepth(),{_x:80*i, _y:40, _alpha:30});
lev.levelnumber = x;
if (lets_call_it_cookie.data.completed_levels[x] == 1) { //beating
lev._x = lets_call_it_cookie.data.x;
lev._y = lets_call_it_cookie.data.y;
// lev._alpha = 100;
levels[x] = 1;
}
lev.onPress = function(){
stopper = "yes";
this.startDrag();
}
lev.onRelease = function() {
stopper = "no";
this.stopDrag();
levels[this.levelnumber] = 1;
lets_call_it_cookie.data.completed_levels = levels;
lets_call_it_cookie.data.x = lev._x;
lets_call_it_cookie.data.y = lev._y;
lets_call_it_cookie.flush();
// this._alpha = 100;
}
}

By: Understanding AS3 shared objects : Emanuele Feronato

Understanding AS3 shared objects : Emanuele Feronato — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:11:54 +0000

[...] This is the AS3 version of Managing savegames with Flash shared objects. [...]

By: Joel Parkey

Joel Parkey — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:54:12 +0000

This post prooved very helpful. Thanks. Its allowed me to have a locally saved Highscore system instead of using someone elses highscore API. I decided to add the clear highscores option aswell should you need to empty your highscores and start again !

Thanks again!

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:21:47 +0000

This may be an old post but im trying to make something like this but a little less complicated
this is what i have so far

ballsave = SharedObject.getLocal(“ballgame”);
if (ballsave.data.lvl1 == undefined) {
ballsave.data.counter = false;
}
lvl1=ballsave.data.lvl1;

When you beat lvl1 lvl1 = true
but for some reason the variable stays undefined,
what am i doing wrong?

By: ADAM

ADAM — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:20:51 +0000

DEAR Emanuele Feronato,
I need your help to tell me the way of saving results in Zuma game because the results are kept even if the game is moved to a different place.So,it is different from shared objects

By: souled

souled — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:44:12 +0000

This isn’t AS3…
At least I don’t think so.

By: Creation of a Flash highscores API - Step 2 : Emanuele Feronato - italian geek and PROgrammer

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:59:52 +0000

[...] hard prototype once you read Create an Eskiv Flash game tutorial (in order to have a real game) and Managing savegames with Flash shared objects (to store data on your [...]

By: Grifo

Grifo — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:08:48 +0000

I might be wrong, Souled, but maybe this is as3 and you’re in as2… I’m in a hurry now so I’m no sure.

By: souled

souled — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:46:43 +0000

Shouldn’t you use clear() instead of purge() ?
purge() doesn’t do anything.

By: brart

brart — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:01:17 +0000

sorry… it’s not: gamedata.data.completed_levels[x]

but
lets_call_it_cookie.data.completed_levels[x]

I used the gamedata variable instead of the lets_call_it_cookie

so the final code would be:

lets_call_it_cookie = SharedObject.getLocal(“feronato”);
levels = new Array();
for (x=1; x<=5; x++) {
levels[x] = 0;
lev = _root.attachMovie(“level”, “level_”+x, _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:80*x, _y:40, _alpha:30});
lev.levelnumber = x;
if (lets_call_it_cookie.data.completed_levels[x] == 1) {
lev._alpha = 100;
levels[x] = 1;
}
lev.onRelease = function() {
levels[this.levelnumber] = 1;
lets_call_it_cookie.data.completed_levels = levels;
lets_call_it_cookie.flush();
this._alpha = 100;
};
}

This is the fix for the save problem in the second example. I hope you can use it.

brart