issues with char*

[Ememjr]

i am have an issue where

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MYSQL_RES* result = query.RunQuery2(Q_SELECT, "SELECT `quest_id`, `name`, `type`, `zone`, `level`, `enc_level`, `description`, `lua_script`, `completed_text`, `spawn_id` FROM `quests`");
char* script = 0;
script = row[7];

that is the 3 lines of the code i am working with which works as written
and script will equal what was in row[7] which is the quest luascript ie.. "Quests/zone1/quest1.lua

now my issue is i want to prepend "c:\content\" the the lua script location the "c:\content\" will be either in rules or an ini file (to be determined later)
and will allow me to point the server to a different location for the lua scripts, so when running multiple servers there only has to be one copy of all the script files for this instance c:\content

how do i add to the varible `script` inorder to get the proper path

[Cynnar]

Can't test this theory, but if you change the location of the script in the db you can put the script wherever you want. Like the spawns table has a place for the script location.

[Ememjr]

that would not make it so you could just change 1 rule or ini config line and change the location
i dont want to change every script in the db

[Jabantiz]

Again symbolic links to the folders would be simpler as you just make the links to the scripts folder and the server will think those folders are in the same directory so all your scripts are in one place and any changes to a script would effect all servers. Linux has the same thing but forgot what they are called on Linux.

If you are set on using the ini then I would work with strings as it is much easier and if you need a char array from the string you can do .c_str(). Also database_new is the preferred DB now and it is simpler to use with more features.

[Ememjr]

i dont see this database_new where is it located

[Cynnar]

Linux has the same thing but forgot what they are called on Linux

soft link, symlink, or symbolic link is what I have always heard for Linux.

Here is a guide for windows

i dont see this database_new where is it located

I'm lost here as well. So don't feel bad.

[Jabantiz]

It is part of the normal db class, you can take a look at the botDB.cpp to see how to use it.

[tyrbo]

Make sure to check under Common Source Files and not just Source Files.