[1.0-2.0] NetBook

[David]

Summary:
Compatible with RunUO 1.0 and 2.0
Book that opens to a web page.

Description:
This is a book object that opens the Players web browser to a given URL. When the book is double clicked a gump appears as an open book which offers the Player the chance to cancel. The URL may be set in [Props and defaults to null. The default may be changed in line 11 of the script. Note that if the URL is null, the book will not open. Also, the book must be in the Players pack, or the Player must be within one tile to open the book. The [Flip command may be used to cycle through several book styles.

This is useful for creating books with dynamic content or as a way to direct users to a rules or help page.

Notes:
Remember, if the URL is null the book will not open.
This script works without modification in RunUO 2.0.

Installation:
Extract the file to your Scripts/Custom directory and restart the server.

[JetBoom]

Can you set the itemid to change to a stone or somthing?

[David]

Originally Posted by JetBoom

Can you set the itemid to change to a stone or somthing?

Sure. The gump will still appear as a book though...

[JetBoom]

Originally Posted by David

Sure. The gump will still appear as a book though...

Fine with me.

[nospoon1]

This script has already been created, unfortunetly for the stupid A** new runuo thingy it has been deleted so please give credit where credit is due.

[psz]

Originally Posted by nospoon1

This script has already been created, unfortunetly for the stupid A** new runuo thingy it has been deleted so please give credit where credit is due.

Disabling aos ? how do i do it?

Yes... David posted it...

[David]

ROFL... All sorts of analogies about light bulbs and sharp knives come to mind...

Nospoon1, I'll just leave it at refering you to the Search link on the top of each page. Perhaps you may find it useful in the future?

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by psz

Yes... David posted it...

Man, that's funny!

[thegrandmystic]

Wow... looks like someone forgot to do some research.

[raffy]

Oops! hehe Btw, would it ever be possible to open a browser window within a gump? hehe just dreaming.

[Alatariel]

Hello,
I would like to avoid having to pass this item out, and I definitely want all players to have a copy but I have not been able to add a working copy to the pack in char creation. I get a book and it says 'a worn book' but I haven't been able to get it any farther upon a variety of attempts. Could someone show me the proper way to add David's NetBook to new chars backpacks?

Thankyou in advance.

[Crack177]

Try this.

PackItem( new NetBook () );

[Alatariel]

Originally Posted by Crack177

Try this.

PackItem( new NetBook () );

Thanks for the reply, but that was the first way I tried and the book appears in the pack but doesn't connect to a website. The second way I tried was this:

NetBook book = new NetBook();
pack.DropItem( book );

it also had the effect of putting the NetBook in the new char pack without its ability to open the brouser to the website.

there must be a way to do this, but I have been unable to figure it out so I send out another call for help with this issue

[Crack177]

Try this.

NetBook book = new NetBook();
AddItem( book );

[Alatariel]

Originally Posted by Crack177

Try this.

NetBook book = new NetBook();
AddItem( book );

Crack, that didn't work either as it comes up with the following error:

- Error: Scripts\Misc\CharacterCreation.cs: CS0103: (line 43, column 4) The name 'AddItem' does not exist in the class or namespace 'Server.Misc.CharacterCreation'

*sigh* I can't believe I'm the first one to try to add this to a new chars pack. Well, thats three methods that don't work... anyone have any more ideas?

[Crack177]

Ok if this does not work.

PackItem( new NetBook () );

That does not mean there is something wrong with the way you added it. It means there is something wrong with you NetBook.cs script.

[Crack177]

Your problem is that when you add the book to the pack there is no URL in the distro version of the book. So to make it to where you just have to add it instead of waiting for every character that is made and change the URL. Go to you NetBook.cs script and find this line. Should be right at the top.

		// private string i_url = "www.RunUO.com"; // set default url here or 
		private string i_url; // use this instead for default of null.

What you want to do is change it to this.

		 private string i_url = "WHAT EVERY URL YOU WANT HERE"; // set default url here or 
		//private string i_url; // use this instead for default of null.

Now in your CharcterCreation.cs add this.

PackItem( new NetBook () );

It will work like a dream now.

[Alatariel]

Ahhh! that looks like the ticket, hehe -I'll get back and let ya know how it goes in a wee bit, Thanks!

[Alatariel]

Originally Posted by Alatariel

Ahhh! that looks like the ticket, hehe -I'll get back and let ya know how it goes in a wee bit, Thanks!

Well shucks, I feel a bit silly for missing that, but miss it I did. Thanks for your help, it's working like a dream now as you said it would, hehe. Hope this helps someone else too

[Crack177]

np.

[David]

This script works without modification in RunUO 2.0.

enjoy.