Add action help

[=101AD=Richard 10]

How can I add this to a flag so you can select it instead of just walking into a trigger and activating the script

nul=[] execVM "popupA2.sqf"

[f2k sel 163]

this addaction ["Activate Target","popup2a.sqf"] placed in the flag poles init.

[=101AD=Richard 10]

Thank you, also how do you name groups?

[f2k sel 163]

Red = group this place in the leaders init the group would then be Red

[=101AD=Richard 10]

Red = group this place in the leaders init the group would then be Red

Roger thank you

[RazorX 10]

Red = group this place in the leaders init the group would then be Red

Works for any unit, not necessarily leader

[Two Dogs 12]

Can you call a function with addAction?

mf = player addaction ["Set FOB Location","call fnc_CWO_FOB"];

[shuko 58]

Not directly, but indirectly:

action.sqf

private ["_t","_c","_i","_a"];
_t = _this select 0;
_c = _this select 1;
_i = _this select 2;
_a = _this select 3;

if (typename _a == typename []) then {
 [_t,_c,_i,(_a select 0)] spawn (_a select 1);
} else {
 [_t,_c,_i] spawn _a;
};

mf = player addaction ["Set FOB Location","action.sqf",{call fnc_CWO_FOB}];

[Two Dogs 12]

I'm gonna need to have that explained.

LOL!

[shuko 58]

Since action needs to be given as a script name, we make a script that takes any code as parameter and runs it.

Example:

this addaction ["actionName","action.sqf",{hint "hello world"}];

Using the action, script action.sqf is started and code hint hello world is sent to it as parameter. The script runs that code, as if the script contained: hint hello world. Passing it as code saves as the trouble of creating multiple scripts, thanks to reusability of action.sqf.

Example with parameter:

this addaction ["actionName","action.sqf",["there",{hint format ["hello %1",(_this select 3)]}]];

Same as the first example, but this time we pass an parameter as well as the code. Result is hint with "hello there".

[Two Dogs 12]

Thanks.

Works like a charm.

Can I ask for a little more explanation on action.sqf?

Why are so many parameters ["_t","_c","_i","_a"] , when it seems only the last one is used(_a)?

In this example:

 mf = player addaction ["Set FOB Location","action.sqf",{call fnc_CWO_FOB}];

What's the breakdown of the code into the different parameters?

Edited February 25, 2011 by Two Dogs

[shuko 58]

They are the parameters that action (addAction) passes to the script, they are just passed onwards to the given code.

_t == _target, object to which the action is added to

_c == _caller, who used the action

_i == _id, action number, can be used to remove the action

Your own parameters will be in the (_this select 3), just like they would be in a "normal" action script.

[Two Dogs 12]

fobaction = veh1 addaction [("<t color=""#8A0886"">" + ("Set Rallypoint Location") + "</t>"),"action.sqf",{[b]player call fnc_CWO_RP[/b]}];

OK, this is what I'm tying to do, but I'm not sure how I would apply this to the action.sqf, or if it's appropriate.

[shuko 58]

Whats not working with that?

[Two Dogs 12]

Missing a ; in the line above. Works fine.

Thank you very much.

You are patient and wise.