Checker for the cummulated number of words and/or characters in ones own logs

Question

Would it be possible to generate a checker for ones own log statistics, i.e. returning the cummulated number of words and/or characters one has ever written in all logs? This information is already shown in PGC's profile section and the API says that in function GetFinds there is a parameter for fields (length, words) which would allow to implement this in a checker script.

The purpose for this checker script would be to identify geocachers who write "good" (long) logs so we could honour these (f.x. The Millionairs Club Challenge for geocachers who have written more than 1mio words/characters).

I would write the script myself but unfortunately I am not allowed to use the scripting engine.

Thanks for considering my request and happy hunting

Rainer

Comments

Which particular challenge cache are you asking for this checker for?

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I am not yet asking for a particular challange but for a cache I wanted to submit lately.
As the planned cache title suggested, I wanted to create a "Millionaire's Club Challenge" for those cachers who have written better (longer) logs than the usual TFTC.

Prior to publishing this cache, my reviewer asked for a tool to prove the log conditions and that's why I asked for such a checker.


Best,
Rainer

Answer 1

Yes, it's possible to write this checker as the method GetFinds returns the length of log and number of words in the log.

So, if you create this challenge cache, I, you or someone else can write this checker. But there is the problem, that the publication of new challenges are suspended for one year, so now it's not possible to create a challenge cache.

Comments

Oops, I wasn't aware of that moratorium, but you are right: http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=331493

The good thing is that I submitted my cache prior April 1st, so that it should be still in the review queue.

So: how could I or someone else create such a checker?

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So if you've got a cache submitted, give us the GCCode (so we can tag the script to make it useful) and the details (is it total characters or total words submitted? Are there any other restrictions?)

To create scripts yourself, click on the "Support" link in the top-right of Project-GC, then "Project-GC Support" and write a request to be granted access. You then need to learn the scripting language (and/or copy bits from other scripts)

Answer 2

I've wrote checker for this type of cache, you can try it here:

http://project-gc.com/Challenges//16040

It's not configured for any cache, so give always the positive result and returns the total for words and characters that you have wrote in the logs. Also returns the words per log and characters per log.

When you will ready with your challenge, tell me the gccode and condition of the challenge and I'll tag it for your challenge.

Comments

Works perfectly, you're a star!

Big thanks!