Format encased strings?

[igneous01 19]

I've run into a bit of an issue using format, no matter how many times I try it, I cannot get some code to compile with strings encased inside the string code. Basically I am trying to compile some code that will add a unit portrait and name to a KIA list box in my custom menu. I am using an eventhandler to trigger this:

// Add killed EH to all platoon units
{_EH = _x addEventHandler ["killed", 
{
	private ["_unit", "_control"];
	_unit = _this select 0;
	_control = 901; // listbox control idc
	private ["_name", "_pic", "_string"];
	call compile format ["_name = %1", name _unit];
	call compile format ["_pic = %1", _unit getVariable "IdentityPicture"];
	_string = compile (format ["_ind = lbAdd [%1, %2]; lbSetPicture [%1, _ind, %3]", _control, _name, _pic]);
	GPKILLED = GPKILLED + [_string];
}];
} foreach GPUNITS;

ive tried with and without compiling the name and picture variables, but it still wont do it, and it errors saying missing bracket (because quotations broke off)

This is where I will run the compiled array everytime I open up the KIA list box:

waitUntil {
private ["_index"];
_index = lbCurSel _comboCtrl;
switch (_index) do
{
   		case 0:
   		{
    		{ctrlSetText [_x, ""]} foreach [201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212];
    		_nul = [sQUAD1 select 0, SQUAD1 select 1, SQUAD1 select 2] call Organizer_Team;
           };
           case 1:
           {
            {ctrlSetText [_x, ""]} foreach [201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212];
            _nul = [sQUAD2 select 0, SQUAD2 select 1, SQUAD2 select 2] call Organizer_Team;
      };
      case 2:
           {
	      {ctrlSetText [_x, ""]} foreach [201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212];            
            _nul = [sQUAD3 select 0, SQUAD3 select 1, SQUAD3 select 2] call Organizer_Team;
      };
      case 5:
      {
      	[color="Red"]ctrlShow [_lbKIA, true];
		ctrlEnable [_lbKIA, true];		      
		lbClear _lbKIA;
	      {call _x} foreach GPKILLED;[/color]
	};
      default
   		{
      	{ctrlSetText [_x, ""]} foreach [201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212];
       	};

  	};
  	waitUntil {private ["_temp"]; _temp = lbCurSel _comboCtrl; _temp != _index};

     if (ctrlVisible _lbKIA) then {
      ctrlShow [_lbKIA, false];
	ctrlEnable [_lbKIA, false];
};
sleep 0.10;
GP_MENUSELECTION != -1
};

Is where I am running it, I cant figure out any other way to reload all the KIA units in the list because once the menu closes, you cannot update the list anymore.

any ideas?

[zonekiller 168]

call compile format ["_name = %1", name _unit];

call compile format ["_pic = %1", _unit getVariable "IdentityPicture"];

have you tried

_name = name _unit; // as its already a string

_pic = str(_unit getVariable "IdentityPicture"); str() converts anything to a string so if "IdentityPicture value" is a string you will end up with ""IdentityPicture- value"";

so

you may just need to do

_pic = _unit getVariable "IdentityPicture";

also do you have GPKILLED = [];

somewhere outside the script like in the init.sqf

Edited December 20, 2011 by Zonekiller

[igneous01 19]

I tried it as you suggested before, and it did not work, so then I tried to see what would happen when I used str to convert it to a string again, and sure enough, it worked ^^

here is the fixed code:

// Add killed EH to all platoon units
{_EH = _x addEventHandler ["killed", 
{
	private ["_unit", "_control"];
	_unit = _this select 0;
	_control = 901; // listbox control idc
	_unit removeEventHandler ["killed", 0];
	private ["_name", "_pic", "_string"];
	_name = name _unit;
	_pic = _unit getVariable "IdentityPicture";
	_string = compile (format ["_ind = lbAdd [%1, %2]; lbSetPicture [%1, _ind, %3]",[color="Red"] _control, str _name, str _pic[/color]]);
	GPKILLED = GPKILLED + [_string];
}];
} foreach GPUNITS;

[zonekiller 168]

looks like you needed the extra "" which the str _name would put on