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Save and load script

A script which let the user enter a filename to save or to load a game with a standard windows message screen. An editable message screen can be achieved by using the open example on the examples page

//////////////// Save and load script ////////////////////
//
// Copyright Simon Donkers 27-1-2005
// www.simondonkers.com - gmmentor@simondonkers.com
//
// argument0 = 0 for saving, 1 for loading
// argument1 = file extension. For example .sav
// Do not add a '*' sign for the extension
// standard directory is the directory the game stands in
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var Savegame,Loadgame;
if argument0 = 0 then
  {
  SaveGame = get_save_filename('SaveGame(*' + argument1 + ')|*' + argument1 + '', ''); 
  if SaveGame != '' then 
    if string_copy(SaveGame, string_length(SaveGame) - 3, 4) != argument1 then 
      SaveGame = SaveGame + argument1;
      game_save(SaveGame);
  }
else
  {
  LoadGame = get_open_filename('Save games|*' + argument1 + '', ''); 
  if (LoadGame != '') then 
    if file_exists(LoadGame) then 
      game_load(LoadGame);
  }