storing, getting data

[james14]

i searched the forums but none of the questions where asked (that i could find) that answered my problem.

I was wonder how i could make a logon that would get information from somewhere and search that usernames stats (level, etc.) but i dont now how to store data in the first place.


Also what is the Winsock of vb.net standard? (server) and what do i need?

Thanks

[Pirate]

Originally posted by james14
i searched the forums but none of the questions where asked (that i could find) that answered my problem.

I was wonder how i could make a logon that would get information from somewhere and search that usernames stats (level, etc.) but i dont now how to store data in the first place.


Also what is the Winsock of vb.net standard? (server) and what do i need?

Thanks

What do you mean by "get information from somewhere"?

[james14]

Like.... say when i log on as James , i am level 99, how can i make it so that the program get information and learns that i am level 99 and i can do the things that level 99's can do. If i was someone else that was level 20, i want it to show that he is level 20 and can only do the commands that they can do not 99's i just want to get information from somewhere that can tell me this

[Pirate]

If I were you , I would do the following :

Dim userflag As Byte
 
    'then check this number every time you call 
    'any function or method .This kind of applications
    'relay on IF-statements.
    'e.g 
    If userflag = 99 then 
    'do the this 
    else 
    'do this 
    End if
 
'Note: whenever any user is logged this variable must be set othwise else statement will be excuted all the time.

[Pirate]

little alternation :
the variable that holds user level should be declared globaly like so
Public UserFlag as Byte

[james14]

So how can the program tell if the userflag is level 99? where do i store that? What is a userflag any way? I just want it to go like "Ok, his username is James lets see what level he is, 99, ok well enable level up command ... etc"

[Pirate]

wait a sec ..

[Pirate]

I know how bad teacher I'm .but ....
this should get you started.

[james14]

Thank you so much Pirate! that code solved a lot of my problems. and that code was just what i needed

[Pirate]

Happy to hear that

[james14]

pirate just one more small question, im trying to make a whos online list but it would come out like this: James99 how can i space that out a little bit? ill look in my book though i think it mentioned something about that.
the code would be:

whos.text = (username) & (userflag)

[Pirate]

try this :

MsgBox("User Name: " & (UserName) & " /" & "AcessLevel :" & (UserFlag))

[james14]

Ok thanks alot pirate it works fine thanks to you!

[Pirate]