SetResourceInfo

This function sets the value of any attribute in a resource info tag.

Note: that this is protected under ACL ModifyOtherObjects.

Syntax

bool setResourceInfo ( resource theResource, string attribute, string value ) 

Required Arguments

• theResource: the resource we are setting info to.
• attribute: the name of the attribute that is to be set.
• value: the value of this attribute

Returns

Returns true if the info was successfully set, false otherwise

Example

This function sets the author of the current resource.

function outputAuthor(newAuthorName)
    author = getResourceInfo ( getThisResource(), "author" )    --Get the authors name
    if author then    --if it exists
        outputChatBox( author .. " made this script." )    --tell the world his name
    else    --if it doesn't
        setResourceInfo ( getThisResource(), "author", newAuthorName )
        outputChatBox( "Author set to: "..newAuthorName )    --tell them that it was set
    end
end

See Also

• abortRemoteRequest
• call
• fetchRemote
• getResourceConfig
• getResourceDynamicElementRoot
• getResourceExportedFunctions
• getResourceFromName
• getResourceName
• getResourceRootElement
• getResourceState
• getThisResource
• getRemoteRequests
• getRemoteRequestInfo