Remote ExecVM with Parameters

[Gudsawn 93]

I need to execute a script on all clients using:

["myScript.sqf","BIS_fnc_execVM",true,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

However, the script also requires some parameters (_unit). How would I pass this information to myScript.sqf while still using BIS_fnc_MP?

Local example:

_nul = [_unit] execVM "myScript.sqf";

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[galzohar 31]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_MP

Should have all the examples you need.

If you still don't understand, feel free to ask :)

[Gudsawn 93]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_MP

Should have all the examples you need.

If you still don't understand, feel free to ask :)

Thanks for your reply.

I've already checked this page which has been very useful until now. I tried:

["{hint "Hello World!";}","BIS_fnc_spawn",true,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

as stated on the BI page. However, it doesn't appear to work.

I then tried:

["{_nul = [_unit] execVM ""myScript.sqf"";}","BIS_fnc_spawn",true,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

Which still doesn't appear to work.

Any suggestions?

[kylania 567]

Don't send entire scripts via BIS_fnc_MP, make your script a function instead and just pass the params:

[["string", object, [1,2,3]], "MY_fnc_customFunction", nil, true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

So something like:

[_unit, "MY_fnc_myScript"] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

What's _unit though? Because having everyone run a script on the same object might not be what you want.

[Larrow 2803]

However, the script also requires some parameters (_unit). How would I pass this information to myScript.sqf while still using BIS_fnc_MP?

You need to provide the params bis_fnc_exevm needs which is [params to send to script, scriptName];

[[_unit, "myScript.sqf"],"BIS_fnc_execVM",true,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

BIS_fnc_execVM executes

_unit execVM "myscript.sqf"

myscript.sqf

_passedunit = _this

or

[[[_unit], "myScript.sqf"],"BIS_fnc_execVM",true,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

BIS_fnc_execVM executes

[_unit] execVM "myscript.sqf"

myscript.sqf

_passedunit = _this select 0;

Edited August 18, 2013 by Larrow

[Gudsawn 93]

Don't send entire scripts via BIS_fnc_MP, make your script a function instead and just pass the params:

[["string", object, [1,2,3]], "MY_fnc_customFunction", nil, true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

So something like:

[_unit, "MY_fnc_myScript"] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

What's _unit though? Because having everyone run a script on the same object might not be what you want.

Ah, excellent. I made the script into a function and everything works perfectly.

_unit is the name of a player which has been 'jailed'. So when a player is jailed all players should then see something like:

"John Smith was jailed"

in the server global chat or as a hint.

[Gudsawn 93]

I've now ran into another issue.

// myScript.sqf
player setPos (getPos _unit);

Putting a script into a function and running it via:

MY_fnc_do = compile preprocessFile "myScript.sqf";
[_unit], "MY_fnc_do", nil, true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

Works. However, the functions only ever seem to be run locally and won't run on all clients as it should. When I execute the scripts however (instead of calling them as functions), everything works as it should:

[[[_unit],"myScript.sqf"],"BIS_fnc_execVM",nil,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

Why is this? I could just stick with executing scripts (since it works) rather than calling functions, but it wouldn't be as efficient.

Edited August 19, 2013 by JamieG

[Tajin 348]

I guess its because _unit is a local variable that is not available on the other clients.

Use a global variable instead and you should be fine.

[kylania 567]

You're not passing _unit at all, and you're making something like that persistent which you don't want. Your examples didn't work since you called it wrong in the first part (yay for turning off script errors huh?)

So you're intending to have a function that teleports all players to a specific _unit?

JAM_fnc_allPlayersToUnit = {
   _unit = _this select 0;
   player setPos (getPos _unit);  
};

[[_unit], "JAM_fnc_allPlayersToUnit"] spawn BIS_fnc_MP; 

You don't need the nil since it defaults to all players anyway. You don't want the true (the persistent flag), since you don't want this to happen to ever player that joins the game do you?

[Larrow 2803]

// myScript.sqf
[color="#FF0000"][b]_unit = _this select 0;[/b][/color]
player setPos (getPos _unit);  

MY_fnc_do = compile preprocessFile "myScript.sqf";
[color="#FF0000"][b][[/b][/color][_unit], "MY_fnc_do", nil, true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;  

Edited August 19, 2013 by Larrow

[kylania 567]

_unit is the name of a player which has been 'jailed'. So when a player is jailed all players should then see something like:

"John Smith was jailed"

in the server global chat or as a hint.

For this you don't need BIS_fnc_MP at all, nor functions really. A publicVaribleEventhandler can do it.

init.sqf:

// From Occupation
"GlobalHint" addPublicVariableEventHandler
{
private ["_GHint"];
_GHint = _this select 1;
hint parseText format["%1", _GHint];
};

To global hint people:

_unit = name player; // or name of whoever.

_myHint = format["<t size='1.25'>%1</t> <t size='1.25' color='#ff0000'>was jailed!</t>", _unit];
GlobalHint = _myHint;
publicVariable "GlobalHint";
hintSilent parseText _myHint;