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Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

So.. i've been trying to use a database variable and enabling case sensitivity. 1 Problem that i'm having is that often times when i copy from a notepad to cmud as a String(Literal) and convert it to a Database type, it seems to wipe out the String and reverts back to an older value. Another problem is that it is not case sensitive and removes, at random, some uppercase or lowercase version of the same word. Even when i just save the notepad and try to import it, it won't load it properly, often times resorting randomly.

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Could you explain in detail how you are copying it into Cmud? Are you using the Package Editor? The command line? Tell us the exact steps and exact values you are using when saving, importing, etc.

You should also be aware that database variables do not normally keep things in the order that you enter them. It is a _database_ variable. The values are normally retrieved by a hash. If you need things in a particular order, you might need to do something different. If you explain the exact purpose you are trying to reach, we can help figure out the best way of doing it.

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:24 am

Personally, I find it much easier to use Lua databases, and would definitely help in your situation of case sensitivity. Granted, the CMUD case sensitivity should work as well, but since I've never dealt with case sensitivity in CMUD, I wouldn't know how well it works.

Rahab is correct, though. With databases, you won't get them in the order you want them to. You can sort them, however, using various methods, but if you're wanting d c a e b, you're not going to get that.

As for the importing and wiping out the string, that's kind of odd. We'll definitely need to know more details.