addAction doesn't work as described?

[SRBuckey5266 3]

player addAction["Get Message", {hint "message";}, nil, 6, True, True, "", "_this == _target"];

The ArmaA2 wiki says that the "code/filename" parameter of addAction accepts Code or a path to a .sqf/.sqs script; however, when I try to use a block of code, it doesn't seem to work?

Any ideas as to why this is so?

[samatra 85]

Hm, it might be that supplying code is a feature of TKOH\A3 and not supported by A2

Also try something simplier like

player addAction ["test", {hint "test"}];

[SRBuckey5266 3]

Hm, it might be that supplying code is a feature of TKOH\A3 and not supported by A2

Also try something simplier like

player addAction ["test", {hint "test"}];

Already tried it. Doesn't work.

[f2k sel 164]

A2/OA will only accept string not code , it will work in A3

You will need to call a script using the addaction

player addAction ["test", "hint.sqf"];  

save as hint.sqf

hint "test";

[John Douglas 2]

Below are links to discussion for a work around solution using "gen_action.sqf" script.

Hope this helps!

 

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/94751-addaction-simplified/

https://epochmod.com/forum/topic/12901-addaction-without-external-script/