Dynamic Image Groups!

vining

GSLogic wrote in a thread posted below:

Now we just need a command to be able to load many images.
^RMANY-fav1...20,image1,image2,image3,...image20
I love the command name

I completely agree! AMX needs to implement a group command in TPD4 to allow grouping of multiple resourses that will always need to be refreshed at the same time that reside in the same directory at the same URL.

Any time you have two or more files to retrieve the system must open a connection, transfer a file and then close. Doing this again and again over and over again for every file is ineffecient and unreliable especially when the file reside on the master. At least with FTP once a connection is opened you can transfer as many files as you need before closing the connection but I'm not sure if that's possible with an HTTP/GET command.

Basically all we need is another section in TPD4's resource manager to create groups. One URL and as many files in the same URL directory as needed. Refresh choices should be the same although you could create another command that would allow you to refresh any or all of the group weather the group is in focus or not. Using Gary's example ^RMANY-GroupName. You could then expand upon that and add a 0 for all or 1.8 for 1 through 8, etc.

This would make the attemps to reliably transfer files from the master to the TP and have the TP reliably display them a reality and not and not a wishful idea.

http://amxforums.com/showthread.php?t=3640&highlight=%5ERFRP
http://amxforums.com/showthread.php?t=2873&highlight=%5ERFRP