History: Saving variables between game sessions

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curprev 23:0723:07, 26 November 2018 Pcjbot talk contribs m 7,260 bytes +56 No edit summary

curprev 06:4006:40, 26 July 2016 FlyNeko talk contribs 7,204 bytes +15 →Storage

curprev 18:0918:09, 16 April 2014 Foxlit talk contribs m 7,189 bytes +330 →Code Example
curprev 17:1217:12, 16 April 2014 Foxlit talk contribs m 6,859 bytes +22 →HaveWeMet\HaveWeMet.lua: consistent nil checking for missing SVs; missing end parenthesis.
curprev 16:1216:12, 16 April 2014 Myrroddin talk contribs m 6,837 bytes −3 →HaveWeMet\HaveWeMet.lua: better way to check if the SV is empty

curprev 14:1614:16, 7 September 2013 Foxlit talk contribs 6,840 bytes +2 Undo revision 3224546 by Myrroddin (talk): it's a valid function argument.
curprev 07:4407:44, 7 September 2013 Myrroddin talk contribs m 6,838 bytes −2 "argN" has not been valid in many patches, if not a few expansions ago

curprev 20:3920:39, 21 December 2012 Foxlit talk contribs 6,840 bytes +155 →Code Example
curprev 20:1620:16, 21 December 2012 Foxlit talk contribs 6,685 bytes −205 No edit summary

curprev 04:4604:46, 10 December 2012 Phanx-gpuser talk contribs 6,890 bytes −1 Removed outdated information about VARIABLES_LOADED, cleaned up example code

curprev 19:4119:41, 30 August 2012 Foxlit talk contribs m 6,891 bytes +18 →HaveWeMet\HaveWeMet.toc

curprev 15:4615:46, 22 October 2011 User-6548696 talk contribs m 6,873 bytes −8 Change to use slash command for reloading UI

curprev 00:2700:27, 24 December 2010 Foxlit talk contribs 6,881 bytes +170 Undo revision 2564567 by Egingell (talk): yet it is necessary.
curprev 00:2500:25, 24 December 2010 Foxlit talk contribs m 6,711 bytes −4 →Saving to disk: pedantry.

curprev 22:0222:02, 23 December 2010 Egingell talk contribs m 6,715 bytes +7 →Saving to disk: Terminology.
curprev 22:0022:00, 23 December 2010 Egingell talk contribs m 6,708 bytes −170 →HaveWeMet\HaveWeMet.lua: The PLAYER_LOGOUT block as written will only cause errors and leads to confusion.
curprev 21:4821:48, 23 December 2010 Egingell talk contribs m 6,878 bytes +1 →HaveWeMet\HaveWeMet.toc

curprev 17:5817:58, 2 October 2010 Foxlit talk contribs 6,877 bytes −20 Undo revision 2399176: avoid linking API pages in code blocks -- linking every function call would be annoying, and this one was of no particular importance to the block.
curprev 17:4217:42, 2 October 2010 D. F. Schmidt@legacy41533021 talk contribs m 6,897 bytes +20 →HaveWeMet\HaveWeMet.lua: added a link to API CreateFrame

curprev 11:3711:37, 1 July 2010 Montas38832@legacy41558788 talk contribs m 6,877 bytes −83 Edited code style (fixed double scroll bars)

curprev 18:1018:10, 19 November 2009 MikaelB197237934@legacy41557920 talk contribs m 6,960 bytes +4 ## is used in .toc file, not #

curprev 08:4808:48, 19 August 2009 Erethas18008@legacy41538806 talk contribs 6,956 bytes −1 →Common Pitfalls
curprev 08:4608:46, 19 August 2009 Erethas18008@legacy41538806 talk contribs 6,957 bytes +202 →Common Pitfalls

curprev 12:5312:53, 1 June 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,755 bytes +11 →The loading process: expand LoD: first instance

curprev 23:3223:32, 21 April 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,744 bytes +10 →Common Pitfalls: booleans are saved

curprev 21:5721:57, 4 March 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,734 bytes −47 {{UIHowTo}}

curprev 01:3601:36, 14 January 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,781 bytes +96 →Specifying which variables to save: + add global environment parenthesis
curprev 01:3001:30, 14 January 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,685 bytes +6 →Saving to disk: bold event name
curprev 01:2701:27, 14 January 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,679 bytes +168 +summary
curprev 01:2201:22, 14 January 2009 Foxlit talk contribs 6,511 bytes −1,444 Rewrite

curprev 20:0120:01, 19 July 2008 Semantic50844@legacy41570236 talk contribs m 7,955 bytes 0 →VARIABLES_LOADED event: Fixed typo in a variable name.

curprev 17:3217:32, 14 December 2007 Goodwatast@legacy41543147 talk contribs m 7,955 bytes +61 →VARIABLES_LOADED event: Improved readability.

curprev 15:2115:21, 28 November 2007 Hazara Khan@legacy41544693 talk contribs 7,894 bytes +115 Clarified load sequence.

curprev 16:3716:37, 22 October 2007 Pcj talk contribs m 7,779 bytes 0 HOWTO: Save Variables Between Game Sessions moved to Saving variables between game sessions: WW:NAME

curprev 11:1511:15, 24 May 2007 Rowaasr1348833@legacy41568312 talk contribs m 7,779 bytes −9 →VARIABLES_LOADED event: minor rewording
curprev 11:1411:14, 24 May 2007 Rowaasr1348833@legacy41568312 talk contribs 7,788 bytes +987 Replace "Annoyances" section. It is well-defined and completely correct behavior withing event system, partially explained in beginning of article. Replace section with more detailed explanation.
curprev 10:5510:55, 24 May 2007 Rowaasr1348833@legacy41568312 talk contribs 6,801 bytes −267 Remove sigs and example that can't possibly work. See Talk: or next edits for more details.

curprev 19:5619:56, 2 March 2007 Kitan31387@legacy41551642 talk contribs m 6,050 bytes −12 Removed duplicate ACCOUNTNAME folder reference in a file path.

curprev 08:5908:59, 7 January 2007 Jshadias29032@legacy41549386 talk contribs 6,062 bytes −54 →SavedVariables.lua: removed 1.9 note

curprev 21:2721:27, 14 November 2006 DanWithATwist@legacy41533496 talk contribs m 6,116 bytes −1 →SavedVariables.lua

curprev 02:4302:43, 11 October 2006 Grist23141@legacy41543736 talk contribs m 6,117 bytes +1 →Using previously saved variables

curprev 07:5507:55, 22 May 2006 Foxlit talk contribs m 6,116 bytes −38 →Things that can't be saved: Formatting
curprev 07:5307:53, 22 May 2006 Foxlit talk contribs m 6,154 bytes +39 →The RegisterForSave function (Do not use this)
curprev 07:1607:16, 22 May 2006 Wickedsick63091@legacy41581955 talk contribs 6,115 bytes −7 →Types of data that can't be saved
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