CoD4 - openfile

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Should I use it like:

		self setStat("kills", 0);

kills = self getStat("kills"); 
	

No, setStat() and getStat() only work with integers - not strings. If you want to use a string, do what IW themselves did and invent a method which allows you to keep a list of your stats against a string reference. Check out COD4 _persistence.gsc and the accompanying playerStatsTable.csv. These are the 2 primary functions:

/*
=============
statGet

Returns the value of the named stat
=============
*/
statGet( dataName )
{
if ( !level.rankedMatch )
		return 0;
	
	return self getStat( int(tableLookup( "mp/playerStatsTable.csv", 1, dataName, 0 )) );
}

/*
=============
setStat

Sets the value of the named stat
=============
*/
statSet( dataName, value )
{
	if ( !level.rankedMatch )
		return;
	
	self setStat( int(tableLookup( "mp/playerStatsTable.csv", 1, dataName, 0 )), value );	
}

An example of how they are used:

 self satSet( "kills", 10 );

That would go to the satSet() function, and it would lookup the string "kills" in playerStatsTable.csv and find the stat number against the string reference.