ReadNamesFile
Script function world.ReadNamesFile Read about scripting Type Method Summary Loads in a file for generating character names Prototype `long ReadNamesFile(BSTR FileName);` View list of data type meanings Description `This is used to load in a file of character names for the random name generator. The names file should be loaded before calling GenerateName. The file should contain lines with "[start]", "[middle]", "[end]" and "[stop]" in it (see below for example). Using the example file below, a generated name might be Wicorebwyn (Wic - ore - bwyn). By setting up different files you can generate names with a different "feel" to them. Example names file: [start] A Ab Ac Ad W Wic [middle] a ae ore u y [end] a and b bwyn baen bard [stop]` VBscript example
    world.readnamesfile "mynames.nam"
Jscript example
    world.readnamesfile("mynames.nam");
PerlScript example
    $world->readnamesfile("mynames.nam");
Python example
    world.readnamesfile("mynames.nam")
Lua example
    ReadNamesFile ("mynames.nam")
Return value
    eNoNameSpecified: File name cannot be blank
    eCouldNotOpenFile: Could not open file, or file was not a valid names file
    eOK: Processed file OK
View list of return code meanings See Also ... Topics Scripting Utilities Functions Base64Decode (Takes a base-64 encoded string and decodes it.) Base64Encode (Encodes a string using base-64 encoding.) ChangeDir (Changes the MUSHclient working directory) CreateGUID (Creates a GUID - Global Unique Identifier) EditDistance (Returns the Levenshtein Edit Distance between two words) ErrorDesc (Converts a MUSHclient script error code into an human-readable description) ExportXML (Exports a world item in XML format) FixupEscapeSequences (Converts "escape sequences" like &#x5C;t to their equivalent codes.) FixupHTML (Fixes up text for writing as HTML) GenerateName (Generates a random character name) GetClipboard (Gets the clipboard contents) GetScriptTime (Returns the amount of time spent in script routines) GetUniqueID (Creates a unique ID for general use, or for making Plugin IDs) GetUniqueNumber (Returns a unique number) Hash (Produces a hash (checksum) of a specified piece of text) Help (Shows help for a script function, or a list of functions) ImportXML (Imports configuration data in XML format) Metaphone (Returns the metaphone code for the supplied word) MtRand (Returns pseudo-random number using the Mersenne Twister algorithm) MtSrand (Seed the Mersenne Twister pseudo-random number generator) Replace (Replaces one substring with another) SetClipboard (Sets the clipboard contents) SetStatus (Sets the status line text) Simulate (Simulate input from the MUD, for debugging purposes) Sound (Plays a sound) StripANSI (Strips ANSI colour sequences from a string) Trace (Trace mode property) TraceOut (Outputs the supplied message to the world Trace) TranslateGerman (Translate German umluat sequences) Transparency (Sets the transparency of the main MUSHclient window under Windows XP) Trim (Trims leading and trailing spaces from a string) (Help topic: function=ReadNamesFile) Documentation contents page