execVM in a button?

[ayser 1]

I'm trying to make a button, but everytime I try to load up the mission with this bit of code added to it I crash, specifically on the "onbuttonclick" line. How can I fix this? :confused:

	class btnDistanceAtmo : w_RscButton {
		text = "Atmo";
		onButtonClick = ["true execVM "Atmo.sqf";"];
		x = 0.32; y = 0.60;
		w = 0.125; h = 0.033 * safezoneH;
	};

[tambovskya 1]

onButtonClick = ["true execVM "Atmo.sqf";"];

its wrong... dont remember fix.

[dwringer 45]

Not sure, but try changing the line to:

onbuttonClick = ["true execVM ""Atmo.sqf"";"];

Note the double quotes - this tells the parser not to break out of the outer quotation marks. Otherwise it looks like:

"true execVM "

Atmo.sqf

";"

[pwnstar23 10]

Not sure, but try changing the line to:

onbuttonClick = ["true execVM ""Atmo.sqf"";"];

Note the double quotes - this tells the parser not to break out of the outer quotation marks. Otherwise it looks like:

"true execVM "

Atmo.sqf

";"

More .sqf goodness :)

[ayser 1]

Loved it! :) But now i'm trying to go a little bit further. I'm trying to make it toggle itself.. But I keep getting an error, again, on the "onButtonClick" line. Any clues?

		onButtonClick = "
if (_Atmo == 1) then {
_Atmo == 0;
false execVM ""Atmo.sqf"";
}
if (_Atmo == 0 ) then { 
true execVM ""Atmo.sqf"";
_Atmo == 1
}
";

Error message: "Config: End of line encountered after onButtonClick"

Am I just not able to do all of the if's, and thens? Just 1 line?

[loki 1]

not really sure why you are doing it that way.. if the button is in a dialog GUI.. then find the dialog.hpp and add the action = {} line to the button.

example:

class eGUI_buttonTest_3: RscButton
{
idc = 72308;
action = "[testVeh_2] execVM '_tempShowClass.sqf'";

text = "T3"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 0.5 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.276029 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0393783 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0279964 * safezoneH;
colorText[] = {0,255,255,1};
colorBackground[] = {0.1,0.1,0.1,0.72};
tooltip = "Test Button 3"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
};

good place to look as well:

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DialogControls-Buttons

Edited March 11, 2013 by Loki
added link

[Desrat 0]

move all the logic into the executing script and pass a variable to the script for evaluation - you can't evaluate code in an hpp file.

[ayser 1]

I did the methods you suggested, and now it doesn't crash :) but, once again, i'm running into problems :(

I've got an init.sqf with

_Atmo == false;

And a script with this in it...

#include "init.sqf";

if (_Atmo == true) then {
_Atmo = false;
false execVM "Atmo.sqf";
} else { 
true execVM "Atmo.sqf";
_Atmo = true
}

I keep getting an error "|#|_Atmo == false;#line 1"... Error ==: Undefined fariable in expression: _atmosphere

What am I doing wrong? I've tried doing _Atmo == 0; but nothing seems to work for me

Edit -

So I edited the code a bit, practicing my trash coding skills, and I'm getting errors on "Atmo = 1;", Why though?

if(Atmo == 1) exitWith
{
player globalChat "ACTION";
};

Atmo = 0;

if(Atmo == 0) then
{
hint "1";
} else { 
Atmo = 1; 
hint "2"; 
};

---------- Post added at 09:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 PM ----------

Getting super low on the list, doubt anyone will see this.... sooooo.......

Badabump

Edited March 11, 2013 by ayser

[Desrat 0]

init.sqf

Atmo=false;

In your button hpp file

class btnDistanceAtmo : w_RscButton {
text = "Atmo";
[color=#000000][font=Lucida Console]onButtonClick = "[/font][/color][] execVM ""[color=#3E3E3E]Atmo.sqf[/color]""[color=#000000][font=Lucida Console]";[/font][/color]
x = 0.32; y = 0.60;
w = 0.125; h = 0.033 * safezoneH;
};

Atmo.sqf

if (Atmo == true) then {
Atmo = false;
[] execVM "AnotherScript1.sqf";
} else { 
Atmo = true;
[] execVM "AnotherScript2.sqf";   
};

starting a variable with an underscore _ makes it local to the script its created (there's more to it than that, but as a general rule of thumb) - read this for more info, code provided is just off the top of my head so consider untested, although it should be good..

[ayser 1]

if (Atmo |#|== true) then {
Atmo = false;
fals...'
entry,Display (dialog,Control,Network Object, Team member,Task,Location

That's the error I get :(

[Desrat 0]

you gonna need to give us more info to work with.. post the mission

[ayser 1]

http://www.mediafire.com/?1pgeddvbbalr956

Been learning scripting through 404's wasteland. I've got a lot to learn..

The script is in Custom\toggleAtmosphere.sqf

[ayser 1]

Shameless bump..

[Desrat 0]

just saw this before bed will take a look tomorrow