As it is now, I'm not sure if Java is the language I should be using for this, but it's my best first guess.
My goal is to write a program that can assist me in updating overwrite files.
It's harder to explain than I thought, so here's what's happening and what I want to happen:
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I've been making custom login screens for a game in progress, and I have about 40 or 50 to pick from, which is fine.
The problems lie in that when the game gets an update, its release # gets bumped up. When this happens, I must manually update each path for the logins.
I have the logins setup in executables that will extract the contents to an absolute folder, and overwrite the previous files of same name. The problem again lies in the updated release folders.
As of today we're on release 237, and I manually updated each to go to [..\releases\237\..] from [..\releases\236\..] so they work for this release. This is tiresome work that takes hours of my day, which is the purpose of my goal.
My goal is to make a program that can have a simple dropdown menu that has options for each login, a preview of the .swf, a possible option to play the music (though I don't really care for music previews), and a way to make the pathing recognize that a higher number is available, if available, while replacing those old files with the new.
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Sorry if some parts of this aren't very clear, but I tried my best to explain it.
For now all I'm wondering is if Java would be a good language to use, and where to start learning for it.
I'm not a total novice at programming, but I would have to learn the language and its principles before attempting any of it.
Any feedback/response is greatly appreciated. I'm not asking for you to do this for me, as I do want to learn how it would be done, so don't take it the wrong way.
My goal is to write a program that can assist me in updating overwrite files.
It's harder to explain than I thought, so here's what's happening and what I want to happen:
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I've been making custom login screens for a game in progress, and I have about 40 or 50 to pick from, which is fine.
The problems lie in that when the game gets an update, its release # gets bumped up. When this happens, I must manually update each path for the logins.
I have the logins setup in executables that will extract the contents to an absolute folder, and overwrite the previous files of same name. The problem again lies in the updated release folders.
As of today we're on release 237, and I manually updated each to go to [..\releases\237\..] from [..\releases\236\..] so they work for this release. This is tiresome work that takes hours of my day, which is the purpose of my goal.
My goal is to make a program that can have a simple dropdown menu that has options for each login, a preview of the .swf, a possible option to play the music (though I don't really care for music previews), and a way to make the pathing recognize that a higher number is available, if available, while replacing those old files with the new.
---
Sorry if some parts of this aren't very clear, but I tried my best to explain it.
For now all I'm wondering is if Java would be a good language to use, and where to start learning for it.
I'm not a total novice at programming, but I would have to learn the language and its principles before attempting any of it.
Any feedback/response is greatly appreciated. I'm not asking for you to do this for me, as I do want to learn how it would be done, so don't take it the wrong way.