file.Write not creating files

[jack10685]

so i am trying to write stuff to data and file.Write isn't making data files. I don't know what tom put or how to fix it. Here is an instance I am talking about -

[lua]
local function checkHasFile( ply )
if file.Exists( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID()..".txt", "DATA" ) then
return true
else
if file.Exists( "darkrppermastore", "DATA" ) then
local plyFile = {}
file.Write( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID()..".txt", util.TableToJSON( plyFile ) )
else
file.CreateDir( "darkrppermastore" )
end
end
end
[/lua]

[Bloodwave]

file.CreateDir will return if the folder already exists, so running the function everytime you start your server wont matter.

[lua]
file.CreateDir( "darkrppermastore" )

local function checkHasFile( ply )
if file.Exists( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID()..".txt", "DATA" ) then
return true
else
file.Write( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID()..".txt", util.TableToJSON( plyFile ) )
end
end
[/lua]

[jack10685]

this isn't creating a data file

[mfsinc]

You can't use ply:SteamID() in filenames due to the ":". try ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")

[jack10685]

of that allows me to write files, but opening them doesn't seem to be working.

[EvacX]

How are you reading/opening it?

[jack10685]

reading, should i be opening?

[EvacX]

You didn't answer my question.

[jack10685]

file.Read( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "DATA" )

[jack10685]

I am using [lua]file.Write( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", util.TableToJSON( {} ) )[/lua] to write the files (seems to work), and using [lua]file.Open( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "r", "DATA" )[/lua] to open it again, but now the error says that it is getting user data and not tables, why?

[Rubat]

You know, the full error might have helped a bit more.

[MeepDarknessM]

[QUOTE=jack10685;41759069]I am using [lua]file.Write( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", util.TableToJSON( {} ) )[/lua] to write the files (seems to work), and using [lua]file.Open( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "r", "DATA" )[/lua] to open it again, but now the error says that it is getting user data and not tables, why?[/QUOTE]

Are you trying to use file.Open as a text output? If so you don't do that.
[lua]
local my_file = file.Open("blahblahblah", "r", "DATA")
local my_files_text = my_file:Read(my_file:Size())
[/lua]

[EvacX]

Just use file.Read.

[Greetings]

[QUOTE=jack10685;41759069]I am using [lua]file.Write( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", util.TableToJSON( {} ) )[/lua] to write the files (seems to work), and using [lua]file.Open( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "r", "DATA" )[/lua] to open it again, but now the error says that it is getting user data and not tables, why?[/QUOTE]

file.Read works just fine.

] lua_run pmeta = FindMetaTable( "Player" )
> pmeta = FindMetaTable( "Player" )...
] lua_run function pmeta:TrimID() return self:SteamID():gsub( ":", "_" ) end
> function pmeta:TrimID() return self:SteamID():gsub( ":", "_" ) end...
] lua_run file.Write( Player( 2 ):TrimID()..".txt", util.TableToJSON( { test = "hi" } ) )
> file.Write( Player( 2 ):TrimID()..".txt", util.TableToJSON( { test = "hi" } ) )...
] lua_run print( file.Read( Player( 2 ):TrimID()..".txt", "DATA" ) )
> print( file.Read( Player( 2 ):TrimID()..".txt", "DATA" ) )...
{"test":"hi"}
] lua_run PrintTable( util.JSONToTable( file.Read( Player( 2 ):TrimID()..".txt", "DATA" ) ) )
> PrintTable( util.JSONToTable( file.Read( Player( 2 ):TrimID()..".txt", "DATA" ) ) )...
test	=	hi

Or just do what Meep said:

[lua]
f = file.Open( "path/to/file.txt", "r", "DATA" )
print( f:Read( f:Size() ) )
[/lua]

[jack10685]

when I use file.Read = [lua]
[ERROR] addons/darkrp permanent store/lua/drp-ps/cl_init.lua:22: bad argument #1 to 'JSONToTable' (string expected, got no value)
1. JSONToTable - [C]:-1
2. Function - addons/darkrp permanent store/lua/drp-ps/cl_init.lua:22
3. unknown - lua/includes/modules/usermessage.lua:87
[/lua]

the data file does exist and it has values in it, yet I get this

[EvacX]

Post some code along with your error perhaps?

[jack10685]

writing the file -
[lua]if file.Exists( "darkrppermastore/"..LocalPlayer():SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "DATA" ) then
plyPermaFile = util.JSONToTable( file.Read( "darkrppermastore/"..LocalPlayer():SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "DATA" ) )
else
file.Write( "darkrppermastore/"..LocalPlayer():SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", util.TableToJSON( { placeholder = true } ) )
plyPermaFile = {}
end[/lua] reading it - [lua]local plyPermaFile = util.JSONToTable( file.Read( "darkrppermastore/"..ply:SteamID():gsub(":","_")..".txt", "DATA" ) )[/lua]

there is reading in both snippets, didn't realize when i copied it

[EvacX]

It seems to me as if you're creating the file clientside and trying to read from it serverside.

[jack10685]

[QUOTE=EvacX;41761725]It seems to me as if you're creating the file clientside and trying to read from it serverside.[/QUOTE]

so should i create and read from client or server side?