Can't pull a character based on dbid

I know there are other ways to gather this info, but figured I would mention that the following method does not work.

1. request a guild: [url="census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/guild/3681606655">census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/guild/3681606655[/url]
2. take those character dbid and request it:  [url="census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/character/?dbid=1180325&c:show=name&c:limit=1">census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/cha...=name&c:limit=1[/url]

Throws a 504 error.

A method that does work is: [url="census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/character/?guild.guildid=8337&c:show=name&c:limit=1">census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/cha...=name&c:limit=1[/url]

 

You may want to try the c:resolve:

census.daybreakgames.com/xml/get/eq2/guild/3681...[Removed for Content],type.level)

Edit: lol.  No clue why the forum software has an issue with the content of that link, but I think the link survived regardless.

 

The forums software likes to truncate URLs.  I try to "hide" the URL by leaving off the http:// part.  To use a posted link, make sure you select "Copy Link" from the right-mouse context menu.

The dbid value is not unique across all servers.  If you want to look up based on it, you should use dbid+worldid, such as...

census.daybreakgames.com/get/eq2/character/?dbid=3341276&locationdata.worldid=505

...or you can use the resolve that Dethdlr mentioned (which does this for you).

-dan

 

Actually, I did that.  What I found funny this time was that it not only truncated it, but it apparently didn't like what it truncated it into.  Basically, it took this:

"type.class,type.level"

and replaced "type.cl" with ...  That resulted in class without the cl.  It then replaced that with [Removed for Content]. 

 

Hmmm.  That's awesome (not).

I also think that putting it into a different font seems to help (I use Courier New at font size 3).  It's all mysterious though.

-dan

 

If you listen carefully, you can hear the forum software creaking.

 

Actually, I believe you can hear that while wearing ear plugs.