Sleep not working in switch

[Kolmain 6]

I'm trying to wait ~2 seconds in the script, but it seems to not like sleeps :(

I'm getting a generic expression error in this, so I tried spawn {} and also a seperate function, both of which give me the same thing. Any ideas?

init.sqf

keyPressed = compile preprocessFile "ocg_civ_im\pKeyPressed.sqf";
_display = findDisplay 46;
_display displaySetEventHandler ["KeyDown","_this call keyPressed"];

keyPressed.sqf

private['_handled']; 
_handled = false; 
switch (_this select 1) do 
{ 
   //T key 
   case 30:  
   { 
       hint "Yell!"; 
       variable = false;
       _handled = true; 
       sleep 2;
       variable = true;
   }; 
}; 
_handled  

any ideas?

[.kju 3245]

private['_handled']; 
_handled = false; 
switch (_this select 1) do 
{ 
   //T key 
   case 30:  
   { 
       hint "Yell!"; 
       variable = false;
       _handled = true;
       [] spawn
       {
           sleep 2;
           variable = true;
       };
   }; 
}; 
_handled  

Note that you need a more clever design depending on what you are trying to achieve.

[Kolmain 6]

spawn wasnt working either...

[demonized 20]

maybe you need a default in the switch cases for when wrong key is pressed like in example 3:

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switch

[Kolmain 6]

Doesnt work with default either... :(

[f2k sel 164]

It's probably something to do with the compile.

You could do it another way but this may not be what your after

sleep 1;
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown","null=[_this select 1] execvm 'keyPressed.sqf'"];

private['_handled']; 
_handled = false; 

switch (_this select 0) do 
{ 
   //T key 
   case 30:  
   { 
       hint "Yell!"; 
       variable = false;
       _handled = true; 
       sleep 2;
       variable = true;
      }; 
}; 
_handled  

[Kolmain 6]

That fixed it thanks!