How to debug scripts?

[RunMan]

Hello!
I wonder, if there is a way to debug our scripts. Server writes what is wrong, and where, but it closes so quick, that I can't read it.

[JFK]

You can use an pascal IDE such as Free Pascal IDE or DevPascal to get all error messages at once.
However, you will need to ignore a lot of messages since normal pascal doesn't recognize a lot of functions/procedures used by soldat.
If you want to use the build-in soldatserver-compiler, i suggest you run command first : Start->Run->(type:)command
do cd\(yoursoldatserverdir) and start soldatserver. Then you will be able to read the message.

The way i do it is create a script in DevPascal (at least i see where i forgot a ' and such) or just notepad and then *slowly* debug it with the soldat server. I really wonder how other people create/debug their scripts.

[RunMan]

I found a method like this: I run server, then ARSEE and put my script into scripts. Then i write /recompile in ARSEE, and I can read what did I did wrong, but copying and deleting script from scripts is very unconfortable

[JFK]

I found a method like this: I run server, then ARSEE and put my script into scripts. Then i write /recompile in ARSEE, and I can read what did I did wrong, but copying and deleting script from scripts is very unconfortable

Are you trying your scripts on a external server? If that is so, i highly recommend you download soldatserver yourself and first use your scripts on your own computer.

[RunMan]

I run server on my computer

[Serial K!ller]

create a .bat file (notepad) in the server's folder with this in it:
soldatserver.exe
run the .bat and then the window should stay open so you can read the error(s)

[RunMan]

You are awesome, thanks!

[amb2010]

Or if you dont feel like doing that you can just go to the logs folder and open the console log and it tells you everything in there.

[JFK]

Mweh, if you make the batfile, you could make it like this:

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:REPEAT
soldatserver.exe
GOTO REPEAT

Thats how i run it now, every time the server stops, the .bat asks to terminate the batch. Press 'n' and enter and it will start soldatserver again.

[DorkeyDear]

Mweh, if you make the batfile, you could make it like this:

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:REPEAT
soldatserver.exe
GOTO REPEAT

Thats how i run it now, every time the server stops, the .bat asks to terminate the batch. Press 'n' and enter and it will start soldatserver again.

Thats cool, I might try that out. Could make things a little quicker for me.

[Mercury92]

Sorry wrong topic !