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GetMapFile()

Summary

Gets the name of the file in which a map was last saved.

 

Syntax

file = GetMapFile(string map_name)

 

Argument Contents
map_name The name of the map, or null for the current map

 

Returns

A string indicating the name of the file from which the map was loaded, or to which to map was most recently saved. If the map has never been saved to a file, GetMapFile() returns null.

 

Notes

Example

// Get the name of the current map

map_name = GetMap()

// Get the filename for the current map

map_file = GetMapFile(map_name)

//Show both

ShowMessage("Map " + map_name + " is from file " + map_file)

 

Error Codes

Error Type Meaning
NotFound The specified map does not exist

 

See Also

Function Summary
SaveMap() Saves settings for a map window to a file on disk
OpenMap() Open a map file and display it in a map window
GetMapSaveFlag() Determines whether a map has changed since it was last saved to a file
SetMapSaveFlag() Sets the flag that indicates whether a map has changed since it was last saved to a file
SetMapFile() Sets the filename for a map
GetMapTitle() Gets the title of a map
SetMapTitle() Sets the title of a map

 

 

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