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#1 2010-12-29 06:57:45
scripts as script?
I noticed that when you save a Scratch project, and open it in a text editor, the scripts can be "read" here and there throughout all the text that makes up the project. Can anyone thing of a way to export a script as text, and then run it with a block?
One option would be to convert the entire script into smalltalk and then run the smalltalk code with a custom block... Any thoughts? 
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#2 2010-12-29 09:19:55
- developdood
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Re: scripts as script?
I think that what you have seen can probably not be typed because it is actually a binary formatted file which you have opened with what probably is utf-8 and some of the characters are titles of blocks, others are characters that aren't used. But I think you probably could serialise scripts to some sort of human readable text but that spoils the point of Scratch.
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#3 2010-12-29 09:34:45
- rubiks_cube_guy238
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Re: scripts as script?
Take a look at this: <xml> by Jens
This project tells you how to allow you to export/import scripts as xml. There isn't a way to specifically run a script with a block, but it should be simple enough.
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#5 2010-12-29 10:05:08
- rubiks_cube_guy238
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Re: scripts as script?
Oh, I see. Well, the project I mentioned above could deal with the script I/O process, and I think the script reading and execution process should be fairly straightforwards. It also has the added bonus of being able to edit the script externally!
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#6 2010-12-29 10:22:30
Re: scripts as script?
Do you think it would be worth me looking into this? I basically have a set of attacks for a game I'm making (about 3-400 attacks) and it's simply not possible to store all those scripts that animate and change all the correct variables on the project itself.
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#7 2010-12-29 10:45:44
- rubiks_cube_guy238
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Re: scripts as script?
I think it's worth a try, at least. You could try modifying the code to make Scratch read the scripts from the files once and then store the scripts in a dictionary, which could then be run with a block. This would remove possible lag from frequent file inquerry.
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