Pulling Rank Icon From Configfile?

[marker 1]

Can anyone show me the correct way to pull an icon from the config using rank?

Tried

_rank = rank player;
_rank = getText (configFile >> "Cfgvehicles" >> "rank" >> _rank >> "Icon");

And if possible, is there a page I can visit that will show me the paths available for grabbing stuff from configfile?

Thanks

[blackmamb 2]

_rIcon = getText (configfile >> "CfgRanks" >> "3" >> "texture"); will give you the path to the texture for a lieutenant.

0 is private, 1 is corporal, 2 is sergeant, etc.

You can find all the paths in the config Viewer, in game.

[Mattar_Tharkari 10]

Made a quick script the other day to get a list:

[[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Private","0","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Corporal","1","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\corporal_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Sergeant","2","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\sergeant_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Lieutenant","3","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\lieutenant_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Captain","4","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\captain_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Major","5","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\major_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"Colonel","6","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\colonel_gs.paa",""],

[config.bin/CfgRanks,"General","7","","","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\general_gs.paa",""]]

One thing to note is if you click on the .paa in the config viewer then on the preview button - it displays the picture for you.

[tonic-_- 53]

Depends on how you are doing it. If you are fetching the rank of a player and want to display his rank icon you can do:

_rankIcon = [player,"texture"] call BIS_fnc_rankParams;

Or if you are just wanting the rank without passing a player object:

_rankIcon = ["PRIVATE","texture"] call BIS_fnc_rankParams;

BIS_fnc_rankParams description:

/*
Author: Karel Moricky

Description:
Return information about military rank.

Parameter(s):
0:
	NUMBER - rank ID
	STRING - rank system name (e.g. "PRIVATE", "CORPORAL", ...)
	OBJECT - person whos rank is checked
1: STRING - requited data, can be one of following:
	"displayName" - full localized name (e.g. "Major")
	"displayNameShort" - short localized name (e.g. "Maj.")
	"classname" - system name (e.g. "MAJOR")
	"texture" - path to rank insignia

Returns:
STRING
*/

No sense in reinventing the wheel when Moricky already did it inside of ARMA 3.

Edited October 11, 2013 by Tonic-_-

[marker 1]

Much obliged guys...

Will give them a try when I get home from work..

Many thanks again.

[marker 1]

Thanks Tonic.

Works perfectly..

Need to remember the config viewer :)

[Sir Nutty Walrus 9]

Hold on, im confused ccan someone help me out?

[Grumpy Old Man 3546]

7 minutes ago, TopNinjaGaming said:

Hold on, im confused ccan someone help me out?

Here you go.

 

Cheers

[crewt 31]

9 minutes ago, TopNinjaGaming said:

Hold on, im confused ccan someone help me out?

Kind of depends what confused you.

[Sir Nutty Walrus 9]

On October 11, 2013 at 10:37 AM, tonic-_- said:

_rankIcon = [player,"texture"] call BIS_fnc_rankParams;

In player do I put in the variable name or what and in the texture part I put in the past but when I hit enter it brings up and error box

BTW thanks for the quick response 

[Sir Nutty Walrus 9]

Can yu just copy and paste a one of the scripts so i can have a better under standing

[crewt 31]

This is only to return the icon, the image of the rank. Nothing else.

What is your goal?

Change the rang?

Set the insignia?

We can't guess...

[Sir Nutty Walrus 9]

[crewt 31]

So the basic values: try a hint or copytoclipboard :

 

Hint/copytoclipboard (format["%1",[player,"texture"] call BIS_fnc_rankParams)];

But I would recommend to put that in the debug console.

 This way the path will be in your clipboard or will be shown in a hint.

 

But: way up, there already is a list of the .paa's

[Sir Nutty Walrus 9]

Thanks

 

[Midnighters 152]

Have you risen from the grave? @tonic-_- 

[Mokka 29]

 

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Posted October 11, 2013 (edited)

Yes, indeed he has.

[Midnighters 152]

6 minutes ago, Mokka said:

 

Yes, indeed he has.

I would hope you can see the difference between a joke which is pretty easy to follow as I ended with an emote and a serious suggestion.

Looks like you need to stop this whole god eye thing on my posts.