Local variable returning null

[Kolmain 6]

private ["_car","_man","_id","_animation","_timer"];
_car = _this select 0;
_man = _this select 1;
_id = _this select 2;
_animation = "ActsPercSnonWnonDnon_carFixing2";
if (isNil (_man getVariable "UnlockTime")) then {
_man SetVariable ["UnlockTime",60, true];
};
fSetNewSkill_UnlockTime = {
private ["_man","_currentTime","_newTime","_sleeptimer"];
_man = _this select 0;
_currentTime = _man getVariable "UnlockTime";                    
_newTime = (_currentTime * 0.90) max 10;
_man setVariable ["UnlockTime", _newTime, true]; 
_sleeptimer = _man getVariable "UnlockTime"; 
_sleeptimer
};

[nil, nil, "per", rSpawn, _car, {_car removeAction _id;}] call RE;
_timer = [_man] call fSetNewSkill_UnlockTime;
_man switchMove _animation;
hint "Unlocking the vehicle...";
//_car say3D "car";
sleep _timer;
if (animationState _man == _animation) then {
hint format["You succesfully unlocked the vehicle! It only took you %1 seconds.", _timer];
_car lock false;
//_car say3D "beep";
_man playMove "";
} else {
    [nil, nil, "per", rSpawn, _car, {_car addAction ["Unlock/Hotwire Car","ambience\modules\crb_civilians\hotwire.sqf"];}] call RE;
};

So when the script gets to

hint format["You succesfully unlocked the vehicle! It only took you %1 seconds.", _timer];

It displays the message, but instead of displaying _timer, it displays <Null> and the vehicle is still locked. Any ideas anyone?

[Q1184 0]

On line 6, instead of

if (isNil (_man getVariable "UnlockTime")) then {

Use

if (isNil {(_man getVariable "UnlockTime")}) then {

You need the {} brackets for isNil to evaluate a piece of code.

[riouken 15]

What does _timer return, a string or number?

[Kolmain 6]

A number

[kylania 568]

I am not a number, I am a free typeOf "man"!

[Kolmain 6]

Thanks Q, it works now!

[Kolmain 6]

Well the script works now, but the player wont play the animation, so the animation check doesnt work. How can I force the player to play the animation?

[KC Grimes 79]

The check isn't working as in the if/then is skipped so the final hint isn't displayed?

[Kolmain 6]

if (animationState _man == _animation) then {

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That line, the animation of the player doesnt match because the animation isnt played...

[riouken 15]

This is being run on the clients computer right? Because I belive switchmove is a local command.

[Kolmain 6]

Um, it should be executed on... all/the server?

[KC Grimes 79]

Take out the check and see what it does. If it were working as it should it technically wouldn't need the check anyway. Maybe throw some hints in to find the error and make sure it is actually an animation error. Double check to make sure the animation is right. Everything else works right? Vehicle is unlocked and hotwired, just no animation?

Edit: How/where is the script executed?

[Kolmain 6]

The script is an addAction on the vehicle. Taking out the check and it works anyway, but the idea is that the player can walk away and do something else and then come back and the vehicle is unlocked :(

[Kolmain 6]

Should I use the RE function to broadcast it?

[Kolmain 6]

My questions are always the tricky ones :(