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ShetiPhian

02-14-10 12:33 PM

Can you get the servers name?

I use Stuf Unit Frames and would like to replace the (*) that appears after a players name with the server name.

I'm sure I need to use the Custom Lua option but don't know the script :rolleyes:

Cralor

02-14-10 12:43 PM

Try this:

GetServerName();

Code:

local serverName = GetServerName();

ShetiPhian

02-14-10 02:17 PM

so simple, now I feel dumb :o

Thankyou :)

ShetiPhian

02-14-10 03:21 PM

um.. I must need something inside of the ()

This returns nothing:

Code:

function(unit, cache, textframe) local servername = GetServerName() return servername end

This returns Server

Code:

function(unit, cache, textframe) local servername = "Server" return servername end

now to find whats missing

xConStruct

02-14-10 03:25 PM

Are you looking for UnitName?

Code:

local name, realm = UnitName(unit)

I've never come across GetServerName(), I only know GetRealmName()

Cralor

02-14-10 03:28 PM

Hmm... you know, I thought the same thing. Looks like I'll have to delete that WoWWiki article with false information.

Shadowed

02-14-10 04:07 PM

You can just use the function Blizzard adds in UnitFrame.lua:

Code:

function GetUnitName(unit, showServerName)

        local name, server = UnitName(unit);

        if ( server and server ~= "" ) then

                if ( showServerName ) then

                        return name.." - "..server;

                else

                        return name..FOREIGN_SERVER_LABEL;

                end

        else

                return name;

        end

end

So GetUnitName("target", true) will show the full name and server if they target is from a different one.

ShetiPhian

02-14-10 05:33 PM

So I think changing the code in core.lua will work better then trying the built in custom lua box.

I found this in core.lua

Code:

local function GetUnitName(unit)

        local name, server = UnitName(unit)

        if server and server ~= "" then

                return name..FOREIGN_SERVER_LABEL

        else

                return name

        end

end

and I changed it to this:

Code:

local function GetUnitName(unit)

        local name, server = UnitName(unit)

        if server and server ~= "" then

                return name.." - "..server

        else

                return name

        end

end

I'm sitting in queue now, hope it works.

ShetiPhian

02-14-10 06:39 PM

That worked, Thank you for all the help!

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