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Script to batch-create notecards?

David Frantisek
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Join date: 8 Oct 2006
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12-19-2006 02:05
I've been working on creating books in SL as a series of notecards with one chapter or section per notecard. Usually, it is inconvenient to create a series of notecards by hand, but not too much. However, with literature that has over 1000 sections, this becomes a bit too much. Is there a script out there for batch-creating notecards in a consecutive series, preferrably with support for both Roman and Arabic numerals. Thanks.
Yumi Murakami
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Join date: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 6,860
12-19-2006 02:18
No. Linden Labs have stated they will never allow notecards to be created automatically, because each is a seperate entry on the asset server and allowing them to be created would create a severe vulnerability to flood attacks.
David Frantisek
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12-19-2006 03:01
Hmm... I can kind of understand that. Is it possible though that they will implement a bulk upload of text files as notecards like can be done with pictures as textures?
ed44 Gupte
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12-19-2006 04:10
You could post this in the "Feature Suggestions" section and get some discussion going on it.
Newgate Ludd
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Join date: 8 Apr 2005
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12-19-2006 04:41
The other idea would be to supply the data on demand from an external source. Then you wouldnt need to upload any files to SL only to the external server.
David Frantisek
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12-19-2006 13:54
From: Newgate Ludd
The other idea would be to supply the data on demand from an external source. Then you wouldnt need to upload any files to SL only to the external server.


Would it be pretty easy to set this up?--Is it something Linden Labs provides instructions for doing?
Alexis Starbrook
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Join date: 7 Dec 2006
Posts: 135
12-19-2006 13:57
There is enough annoying bloody spam without automating it ..thank you..

'You' may be trying to do something constructive, but if LL gave the capability to automatically create notecards it would not only bring down the dataserver, but also lag out everyone, and turn SL into RL Email spam

Although I would like a way to keep/write persistant information in-world, the abusers would outweight the benefits
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Newgate Ludd
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Join date: 8 Apr 2005
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12-19-2006 14:59
From: David Frantisek
Would it be pretty easy to set this up?--Is it something Linden Labs provides instructions for doing?


LSL supports external communication via HTTP, XML RPC and Good old email.
check the wikki Communications Page for more details.

Also look at the Examples and script library. The RPC To PHP may be of interest.

Biggest thing will be deciding how you control access and transmit the data. Any off world solution will require a server and some server side software. Exactly what it does will be dependant on a number of factors. You in world system then has to display the received data.

At its simplist you could just open up the book as a HTML page in an ordinary browser window.