Using php scripts from BMX
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| Ok folks, I used ReadStream() for another cool test! This time we're going to execute a php script that will deliver the MD5 hash from any string given to the php script. Ok, let's start! 'First, we gonna set up the strictmode
Strict
Function inetscript:String(myurl:String)
'Now we gonna open the requested URL to read
Local myip:TStream = ReadStream(myurl$)
'We need a var to store the string that will be given
'back by the php script
Local ipstring:String = ""
'Successfully opened the requested URL?
If Not myip
'If not then we let the user know
ipstring$ = "Error!"
Else
'If yes then we read all that our script
'has for us
While Not Eof(myip)
'And store the output line by line
ipstring$ :+ ReadLine(myip)
Wend
'Don't forget to close the opened stream in the end!
CloseStream myip
EndIf
'Just return what we've got
Return ipstring$
End Function
Print inetscript$("http::www.infernalsoftware.com/md5.php?test=blablablubb")Try it, it will work (I didn't delete the md5.php from my site so feel free to try it out ;-))! |
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| Neat! Thanks for sharing that... |
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| Hehe, that's just kind of by-product from my current project ^^ Thanks to the MD5 BlitzMax function from Tom Darby I don't need to use PureBasic anymore (all I need now is a GUI module, if Mark don't releases the official module soon, I'll probably go with filax IGlass)... |
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| You need to move the CloseStream line into the Else part of the If block above it. |
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| Changed it, thanks ^^ |
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| Very nice.This is some easy code to compare application versions. Connect to php script and get latest version. if latest > present then inform user new version available. |
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| Put this tip on the wiki. I'll need it later :) |
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| With this code you can also interface some MySQL database (though it is a bit complicated because you have to walk some extra mile) :-D |
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| Can you post the test-php script with comments? |
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| I've put comments in the code for those of you who need it ^^ |
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| I want the php script so I can setup my own to use in my game. But I don't know anything about php. I'm probably just a google-search away from getting some free php scripts and tutorials, but it would be nice if you showed your php script - with comments. |
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| I put this technique into my code this morning and it works great! Thanks again! I was worrying about not having OpenTCPConnection anymore and was wondering what the hell I was going to do on the Mac as well. Didn't even occur to me that streams would "just work". Awesome. :) |
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| @Wave - Using this technique just to get an MD5 hash is pretty pointless, it's only to demonstrate the use of the 'http::' stream protocol. It'd only be something like... <?php echo md5($test); ?>...any way (it has been a couple of years since I've touched PHP though). BMax code to generate an MD5 hash can be found here. |
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| Isn't it a good way to ensure that people are using the latest and unmodified game-files? Especially for online games? What would be the best way to have a web-based highscore? One that perhaps could be put in a php script. |
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| TwoEyedPete is right about that script ^^ What would be the best way to have a web-based highscore? One that perhaps could be put in a php script. Well, you can do pretty much with MD5 to ensure a secure session. And for that highscore stuff: I think that I've seen some php script just today on this board (can't remember where exactly).../Edit: Found it here: http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=50177 |
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| Thanks, this is really useful =) |
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