Forcing a client to receive a file

[GreyGeist]

So I have this file in my server's data folder, ev_motd.txt

I'm trying to send it to the client in a MOTD plugin:

-- Remember to create the ev_motd.txt in the data folder and add the contents!!

local PLUGIN = {}
PLUGIN.Title = "MOTD"
PLUGIN.Description = "Server Start Message"
PLUGIN.Author = "Sting"
PLUGIN.ChatCommand = "motd"
PLUGIN.Usage = nil
PLUGIN.Privileges = nil
PLUGIN.MotdPanel = nil
function PLUGIN:Call( ply, args )
	self:OpenMotd( ply )

end

function PLUGIN:PlayerInitialSpawn( ply )
	timer.Simple( 1, function() ply:ConCommand("ev_motd") end)


end

function PLUGIN:OpenMotd( ply )
	if (SERVER) then
		ply:ConCommand("ev_motd")


	end
end

if (SERVER) then 
	if (file.Exists("ev_motd.txt", "DATA")) then
		resource.AddFile("data/ev_motd.txt")
	else 
		Msg("\n")
		Msg("====================== \n")
		Msg("Missing MOTD file! \n")
		Msg("Make sure the file exists as: ev_motd.txt in data! \n")
		Msg("====================== \n")
		Msg("\n")
		



	end
end


if (CLIENT) then
	function PLUGIN:CreateMenu()
		local w,h = ScrW() - 200,ScrH() - 200		
		self.MotdPanel = vgui.Create("DFrame")
		self.MotdPanel:SetPos( 100,100 )
		self.MotdPanel:SetSize( w, h )
		self.MotdPanel:SetTitle( "MOTD" )
		self.MotdPanel:SetVisible( false )
		self.MotdPanel:SetDraggable( true )
		self.MotdPanel:ShowCloseButton( true )
		self.MotdPanel:SetDeleteOnClose( false )
		self.MotdPanel:SetScreenLock( true )	
		self.MotdPanel:MakePopup()

		
		self.MotdBox = vgui.Create("HTML",self.MotdPanel)
		self.MotdBox:StretchToParent( 4,25,4,4 )
		if (file.Exists("ev_motd.txt", "DATA")) then
			self.MotdBox:SetHTML( file.Read( "ev_motd.txt", "DATA") )
		else
			print("No MOTD Given.")
		end


	end
	timer.Simple( 0.1, function() PLUGIN:CreateMenu() end)

	concommand.Add("ev_motd",function(ply,cmd,args)
	if PLUGIN.MotdPanel then
		PLUGIN.MotdPanel:SetVisible( true )
	end
	end)
	
end

evolve:RegisterPlugin( PLUGIN )

However, although the download appears as they try to join, it never appears in their data folder. What am I doing wrong?

[Rubat]

You must put it on your FastDL too.

[GreyGeist]

Robotboy, I've already done that. However, I think I've found a solution. I just learned some netcode, and bam, a working MOTD. Let me know if you see any areas for improvement before I mark this as solved.

-- Remember to create the ev_motd.txt in the data folder and add the contents!!

local PLUGIN = {}
PLUGIN.Title = "MOTD"
PLUGIN.Description = "Server Start Message"
PLUGIN.Author = "Sting"
PLUGIN.ChatCommand = "motd"
PLUGIN.Usage = nil
PLUGIN.Privileges = nil
EvolveMotdPanel = nil
if SERVER then
	util.AddNetworkString( "MOTDPacket" )
end
function PLUGIN:Call( ply, args )
	self:OpenMotd( ply )

end

function MOTDPlayerInitialSpawn( ply )
	if (file.Exists("evolve_motd/ev_motd.txt", "DATA")) then
		timer.Create("MOTDTimerFor"..ply:Nick(),3,3,function() 
		net.Start( "MOTDPacket" )
		local tmpstr = file.Read("evolve_motd/ev_motd.txt", "DATA")
		if tmpstr then
			net.WriteString( tmpstr )
		else
			net.WriteString( "Bad MOTD" )
		end
		net.Send( ply)
		end)
	else 
		Msg("\n")
		Msg("====================== \n")
		Msg("Missing MOTD file! \n")
		Msg("Make sure the file exists as: ev_motd.txt in data/evolve_motd/! \n")
		Msg("====================== \n")
		Msg("\n")
	end
	timer.Simple( 7, function() ply:ConCommand("ev_motd") end)
end
if SERVER then
	hook.Add("PlayerInitialSpawn", "playerInitialSpawn", MOTDPlayerInitialSpawn)
end
function PLUGIN:OpenMotd( ply )
	if (SERVER) then
		ply:ConCommand("ev_motd")


	end
end
if (SERVER) then 
	if (file.Exists("evolve_motd/ev_motd.txt", "DATA")) then
		print("Received Valid MOTD")
	else
		Msg("\n")
		Msg("====================== \n")
		Msg("Missing MOTD file! \n")
		Msg("Make sure the file exists as: ev_motd.txt in data/evolve_motd/! \n")
		Msg("====================== \n")
		Msg("\n")
	end
end


if (CLIENT) then
	net.Receive( "MOTDPacket" , function( length )
		local w,h = ScrW() - 200,ScrH() - 200		
		EvolveMotdPanel = vgui.Create("DFrame")
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetPos( 100,100 )
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetSize( w, h )
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetTitle( "MOTD" )
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetVisible( false )
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetDraggable( true )
		EvolveMotdPanel:ShowCloseButton( true )
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetDeleteOnClose( false )
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetScreenLock( true )	
		EvolveMotdPanel:MakePopup()

		
		EvolveMotdBox = vgui.Create("HTML",EvolveMotdPanel)
		EvolveMotdBox:StretchToParent( 4,25,4,4 )
		local motdstr = net.ReadString()
		if (tonumber(length)>0) then
			EvolveMotdBox:SetHTML( motdstr )
			print("Valid MOTD Received")
		else
			print("No MOTD Given.")
		end


	end)
	concommand.Add("ev_motd",function(ply,cmd,args)
	if EvolveMotdPanel then
		EvolveMotdPanel:SetVisible( true )
	end
	end)
end

evolve:RegisterPlugin( PLUGIN )

[nettsam]

im sorry man but why in the world would you do a motd lik that wtf

[AnonTakesOver]

This is a very....odd way to do an motd..

[Acecool]

Here's my old MOTD- which is fully CLIENTSIDE.

[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26074909/tutoring/vgui/motd.lua[/url]
Edit: Oh, I forgot that I have it hooked into my base dpanel. You may not have some functions like ClosePanel ( which calls OnClose, in addition to recursively removing all elements related to the motd window )

[GreyGeist]

[QUOTE=Acecool;44427922]Here's my old MOTD- which is fully CLIENTSIDE.

[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26074909/tutoring/vgui/motd.lua[/url]
Edit: Oh, I forgot that I have it hooked into my base dpanel. You may not have some functions like ClosePanel ( which calls OnClose, in addition to recursively removing all elements related to the motd window )[/QUOTE]

I designed my MOTD similar to ULX's, so that it'll load from a txt file and send to the client. What did I do wrong here?