Does anyone know how can I retrieve the URL of previous recordings? I want to make them available in the description because as some might know... higher score isn't always better gameplay!
The script says "deleting old score of ..." but the recording isn't deleted. I could do that with my pacland recording because I copied in the clipboard the old URL before uploading the new recording, but does anyone how to deduce the URL of old recordings? I don't understand how MARP organize the directory structure
mahlemiut wrote:No zip uploaded is physically deleted from the server. The database does keep track of previous recordings, in case of deletions/zeroing.
ouch...I wonder how many gobs of obsolete inp files are at the MARP server then.
maybe on the submit page when submitting the default should be the old inp file is actually deleted...instead of just removing the score...with perhaps a checkbox having as an option to save that old inp file.
It certainly would free up quite a chunk of space as I'm guessing most that upload a new inp improving over an old score really don't care if the old one is kept on the server.
As far as zeroing etc. what difference does it make if a newer inp has been uploaded? The old one is voided as far as high score and leaderboard points.
Maybe this new checkbox could be by the one where you can check the box to have your inp uploaded to the tricks page/area and not considered for a high score.
LN2 wrote:It certainly would free up quite a chunk of space as I'm guessing most that upload a new inp improving over an old score really don't care if the old one is kept on the server.
the main reason disk space is wasted is if someone upload a 433230 score and then a 434890 score and then a 434891 score.
LN2 wrote:As far as zeroing etc. what difference does it make if a newer inp has been uploaded? The old one is voided as far as high score and leaderboard points.
Mostly it's for archival backup purposes, it's cool when someone uploads a 400k score then a 900k score then a 1100k score, it's cool to have a record of how well someone progressed (i guess only the scores are necesary to mark improvement, but with inps you could compare techniques learned or unlearned from different scores.)
LN2 wrote:Maybe this new checkbox could be by the one where you can check the box to have your inp uploaded to the tricks page/area and not considered for a high score.
LN2 wrote:As far as zeroing etc. what difference does it make if a newer inp has been uploaded? The old one is voided as far as high score and leaderboard points.
If one submits a higher score for a game that one already has a recording uploaded, and the membership winds up deciding to remove the newer submission because they don't approve of some technique used, shouldn't the older recording be allowed to stand, assuming that it did not also use the (now) illegal technique?
Chad wrote:the main reason disk space is wasted is if someone upload a 433230 score and then a 434890 score and then a 434891 score.
Well I have resisted on occasion uploading a score that wasn't enough of an improvement, but wouldn't it suck if you had a high score at 400k, and didn't bother to upload a score of 402k for this reason, then someone comes along and does 401k, after your time limit to upload. (Aren't inp's supposed to be upped within 48 hours or something?)
Chad wrote:it's cool to have a record of how well someone progressed
We can't see it though. Unless we have the exact filename, we have no way of knowing where it's stored, or even that it exists.
Weehawk wrote:We can't see it though. Unless we have the exact filename, we have no way of knowing where it's stored, or even that it exists.
That's why I want to make them available in the description. BTW, thanks for the detailed explanation. Needless to say, I am against the removal of recordings with lower score.
Thanks again John.. it works perfectly. Now I wonder why didn't they make only one subdirectory instead of three? It doesn't really matter, but I am curious!
One more thing (I never post anything and now I flood the board ) I encourage everyone to do the same... or find a way to do this automatically I don't know. That's all, bye!