Set default rival name if blanked?

[technickal]

I know how to ask for the rival's name, and also have one entered for you to change, but what I don't know is how to make it so if the name entry is blank, then it just assumes the same name previously preset.
To see what I mean, look at this script.

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",1,7,"Blue"))

Now how do I make it that if no text is entered, the default name is set to "Blue"?

 

[DL Kurosh]

Something like this should work:

if $game_variables[12]==""
$game_variables[12]="Blue"
end

Just put it right after:

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",1,7,"Blue"))

I haven't scripted in ages, but it should work.

 

[technickal]

Something like this should work:

if $game_variables[12]==""
$game_variables[12]="Blue"
end

Just put it right after:

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",1,7,"Blue"))

I haven't scripted in ages, but it should work.

When I try it, it still reads it as a blank name (the confirmation screen is " , right?").

 

[technickal]

I still need help right now! :(

 

[kcgcrazy]

I still need help right now! :(

make an event that looks like this :

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",0,7,"Blue"))
if $game_variables[12]==""
$game_variables[12]="Blue"
end

 

[mej71]

I still need help right now! :(

" , right?"

That's a space, not an empty string. Spaces have ascii values still, they are characters. If you want to avoid those, maybe something like

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",0,7,"Blue"))
count=0
for char in $game_variables[12]
count+=1 if char!=' '
end
if $game_variables[12]=="" || count==0
$game_variables[12]="Blue"
end

 

[kcgcrazy]

That's a space, not an empty string. Spaces have ascii values still, they are characters. If you want to avoid those, maybe something like

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",0,7,"Blue"))
count=0
for char in $game_variables[12]
count+=1 if char!=' '
end
if $game_variables[12]=="" || count==0
$game_variables[12]="Blue"
end

because before the line was

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",1,7,"Blue"))

thats what was messing it up because there was a space because the 1
changing that line from a 1 to a 0 is all thats needed, i tested it and it works fine

 

[mej71]

because before the line was

pbSet(12,pbEnterText("Rival's name?",1,7,"Blue"))

thats what was messing it up because there was a space because the 1
changing that line from a 1 to a 0 is all thats needed, i tested it and it works fine

I thought he was entering a space and not wanting the user to be able to do that.

 

[technickal]

Oh, I get it now. Thanks.