How do I add a subitem?

[alloowishus]

in db.xml under the weapon node, I have this:

<addcrit1>
<holder name="alloowishus" owner="true" />
</addcrit1>

I want to add

<addcrit1>
<holder name="alloowishus" owner="true" />
<name type="string">Cold</name>
</addcrit1>
I tried getting the weapon node (vWeapon) and using

DB.setValue(vWeapon,"addcrit1.name","string","Cold");

but this doesn't work. Any ideas? Thanks.

[Moon Wizard]

That should work as long as vWeapon is a databasenode object. If it's a string, you have to concatenate the paths first.

What is the output of vWeapon prior to that DB.setValue call?

Regards,
JPG

[alloowishus]

That should work as long as vWeapon is a databasenode object. If it's a string, you have to concatenate the paths first.

What is the output of vWeapon prior to that DB.setValue call?

Regards,
JPG

Here is my full code

for _,vWeapon in pairs(DB.getChildren(nodeChar, "weapons")) do
local sWeaponName = DB.getValue(vWeapon,"name","");
local sWeaponType = DB.getValue(vWeapon,"type","");
if sWeaponName == sPrimaryHand and (sWeaponType == "One-Handed Concussion" or sWeaponType == "One-Handed Slashing" or sWeaponType == "Pole Arm" or sWeaponType == "Two-Handed Weapon" or sWeaponType == "Missile Weapon" or sWeaponType == "Thrown Weapon") then
Debug.chat ("Adding " .. sAddCrit .. " table id " .. sTableID .. " to " .. sWeaponName);
DB.setValue(vWeapon,"addcrit1.name","string",sAddCrit);


end
end

[Moon Wizard]

Before your DB.setValue, add:
Debug.chat("PRE SET VALUE", vWeapon, sAddCrit, DB.getValue(vWeapon, "addcrit1.name"));

After your DB.setValue, add:
Debug.chat("POST SET VALUE", DB.getValue(vWeapon, "addcrit1.name"));

Regards,
JPG

[alloowishus]

Before your DB.setValue, add:
Debug.chat("PRE SET VALUE", vWeapon, sAddCrit, DB.getValue(vWeapon, "addcrit1.name"));

After your DB.setValue, add:
Debug.chat("POST SET VALUE", DB.getValue(vWeapon, "addcrit1.name"));

Regards,
JPG

Ok, i figured it out, I was looping over the wrong node, I should have using the inventory node. Thanks!