[HELP] Create INI File

FiveM Resource Development Discussion
1

Hello,

I have recently started building my own framework and have run into some issues.

The framework will be menu based and I need a way to save player data.

I want to avoid MYSQL because I dont know it, but I do know that ARMA servers sued to use INI files to save player data. I am familiar with INI files and therefore would like to use them instead.

I found this LUA to INI parser on GitHub, included it in my resource but nothing works.

Here are my scripts:

PlayerConnecting:

AddEventHandler('playerConnecting', function()
    TriggerServerEvent('ReadPlayerSave')
end)

ReadPlayerSave:

local ped = GetPlayerPed(-1)

print("Catraz RP 'Saving': Variables Loaded")

RegisterServerEvent('ReadPlayerSave')
AddEventHandler('ReadPlayerSave',function()
    local data = LIP.load(getPlayerEndpoint(source)..'.ini');

    SetPedCoordsKeepVehicle(ped, data.PlayerInformation.posX, data.PlayerInformation.posY, data.PlayerInformation.posZ)
    SetEntityHeading(ped, data.PlayerInformation.posHeading)
    print("Catraz RP 'Saving': Player Information Loaded")
end)

print("Catraz RP 'Saving': Event Loaded")

PlayerDropped:

AddEventHandler('playerDropped', function(reason)
    TriggerServerEvent('CreatePlayerSave')
end)

CreatePlayerSave:

local ped = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local pedX, pedY, pedZ = table.unpack(GetEntityCoords(ped, true))
local pedHeading = GetEntityHeading(GetPlayerPed(-1))

print("Catraz RP 'Saving': Variables Loaded")

RegisterServerEvent('CreatePlayerSave')
AddEventHandler('CreatePlayerSave',function()
    local data =
    {
        PlayerInformation =
        {
            posX = pedX,
            posY = pedY,
            posZ = pedZ,
            posHeading = pedHeading,
        },
    };

    -- Data saving
    LIP.save(getPlayerEndpoint(source)..'.ini', data);
    print("Catraz RP 'Saving': Player Information Saved")
end)

print("Catraz RP 'Saving': Event Loaded")

I know its not ideal to just post my stuff but if anyone knows the reason its not working, id love you forever.

Thanks
Harry Catraz

2

Don’t use getplayerendpoint() use local player = GetPlayerIdentifers(source)[1] and then use ””..player..”.ini”

3

Also you need to send these as variables with the server request. They can’t work server side.

local ped = GetPlayerPed(PlayerId())
local pedX, pedY, pedZ = table.unpack(GetEntityCoords(ped, true))
local pedHeading = GetEntityHeading(ped)
4

So say in player connecting where I use
TriggerServerEvent('ReadPlayerSave')

I should use this instead

local ped = GetPlayerPed(-1)
local pedX, pedY, pedZ = table.unpack(GetEntityCoords(ped, true))
local pedHeading = GetEntityHeading(GetPlayerPed(-1))
local player = GetPlayerIdentifers(source)[1]
TriggerServerEvent('ReadPlayerSave', ped, pedX, pedY, pedZ, pedHeading, player)

to pass the variables to the function and then add them as input serverside using

RegisterServerEvent('ReadPlayerSave')

AddEventHandler('ReadPlayerSave',function(ped, pedX, pedY, pedZ, pedHeading, player)

Is this correct?

Kind Reagrds,
Harry Catraz

5

Yes that’s it. But one thing that I’m think about now is playerconnecting is a server side only event. And cannot be “handled” in a client script but I might be wrong. The client equivalent would be OnPlayerMapSpawn or something like that (look it up)

6

found it I think its playerSpawned.

Testing now.

7

You’re setting the player’s ped before their ped has actually loaded in. Using the playerSpawned event would fix this :wink: .