[SOLVED] instance create w obj name in a variable?

[Eisot]

I have data in an ini file and it is read in to a variable. An "instance_create" is then called where the variable is in the place of the objects name. I am getting an "illegal type" error so I presume one can not do it this way.
Is that the correct conclusion?

The below code is in a script which is called in "room start" in a control object.

ini_open("UHstats.ini");
saddle = ini_read_string("transport","saddle", "");
ini_close();

if (saddle != ""){
    instance_create(375,403,saddle);
}

 

[Aura]

Resource IDs are not strings. Use this instead:

http://docs.yoyogames.com/source/dadiospice/002_reference/game assets/asset_get_index.html

 

[GMWolf]

I just realized the power of asset_get_index... Json files are gonna pop up everywhere in my projects now!

 

[Eisot]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Here is the solution (if others may have similar issue) when fetching the info from the ini file:

ini_open("UHstats.ini");
saddle = asset_get_index(ini_read_string("transport","saddle", ""));
ini_close();

Resource IDs are not strings. Use this instead:

http://docs.yoyogames.com/source/dadiospice/002_reference/game assets/asset_get_index.html