Help with savedVars and movable frames

[Zierk]

I've tried finding the solution to my issue using these threads already:
http://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1173
http://wiki.esoui.com/AddOn_Quick_Questions

Basically I am trying to save a movable frame's location across logouts and reloaduis using a saved variables file.

My code looks like this:

In MyAddon.txt

## SavedVariables: Postmaster_SavedVariables

-- save frame location after moving
function pOnMoveStop()
  local name = Postmaster:GetName()
  local left = Postmaster:GetLeft()
  local top = Postmaster:GetTop()
  
  if name == "" or name == nil then return end --debug line
  d("Position of "..name.." frame saved to "..left.."X, "..top.."Y.") --debug line
  savedVars.frameX = left
  savedVars.frameY = top
 
end
 
-- init default values
local defaults = 
{
  frameX = 100,
  frameY = 200,
}
 
-- Initalizing the addon
local function pInitialize( eventCode, addOnName )
  
  if ( addOnName ~= "Postmaster" ) then return end
  
 
  -- Get savedVars or set defaults
  savedVars = ZO_SavedVars:NewAccountWide("Postmaster_SavedVariables", Postmaster.version, nil, defaults)
  
  --Postmaster:ClearAnchors()
  Postmaster:SetAnchor(TOPLEFT, GuiRoot, TOPLEFT, savedVars.frameX, savedVars.frameY)
end

The issue, is that the default values will overwrite the saved values from the OnMoveStop function when I reloadui. I do not know how to initialize the saved Vars file without including the default values to avoid having a nil value error.

[Harven]

I think that the problem is that your savedVars variable is local to the initialize function.

[Zierk]

I just editted that, it wasn't suppose to be local. even with savedVars not being local to initialize, the default values still override the values set by OnMoveStop.

[Iyanga]

Where is "MyAddon_SavedVariables" in your code?

[Zierk]

Originally Posted by Iyanga Where is "MyAddon_SavedVariables" in your code?

## SavedVariables: Postmaster_SavedVariables
is located in Postmaster.txt in the root addon folder, then "Postmaster_SavedVariables" is referenced in the ZO_SavedVars call. I successfully generate the Postmaster.lua file in the SavedVariables folder inside the ESO>live folder, its just the values get overwritten.

Here is my saved variables files after I move the frame

Postmaster_SavedVariables =
{
    ["Default"] = 
    {
        ["@Zierk"] = 
        {
            ["$AccountWide"] = 
            {
                ["frameX"] = 449,
                ["frameY"] = 453,
            },
        },
    },
}

Then after a reloadui:

Postmaster_SavedVariables =
{
    ["Default"] = 
    {
        ["@Zierk"] = 
        {
            ["$AccountWide"] = 
            {
                ["frameX"] = 100,
                ["frameY"] = 200,
            },
        },
    },
}

NOTE:
"MyAddon_SavedVariables" was a mis-copy/paste into the post, in the addon code it is "Postmaster_SavedVariables".

[Iyanga]

And Postmaster.version equals what?

[Zierk]

Originally Posted by Iyanga And Postmaster.version equals what?

Postmaster = {}

Postmaster.name = "Postmaster"
Postmaster.version = 1.0
Postmaster.author = '@Zierk'

[Zierk]

Seems to be working now, I redid my naming convention and changed Postmaster = {} to PM = {} and changed all the tables and variables accordingly. Strange, but it works just fine now. Thanks for the quick replies to everyone who replied!

[Xrystal]

Ah, you used the same name as your addon itself. Must have confused the hell out of it.