Problem with Tasks and Triggers

[Blackheart_Six 273]

Good Day Everyone, 

 

Let me preface my comments with I am not a software guy, I am a hardware guy, if you know what mean. 

 

Problem Statement: 

I am trying to loop a single task, using a script. Lines 7 and Line 8 run, but doesn't show the task as "succeeded",  it launches the task instantaneously. I imagine this is due to the fact it's part of the "CreateTrigger" block of code. 

 

Goal: 

The current code does what I want as far as functionality, but runs too fast. I want line 7 to run, and show "Task Succeeded" message, then wait a few seconds and rerun the script from line 1. 

I've tried several different ways to pause between line 7 and line 8, using sleep, if....then, or waitUntil, etc. etc. 

 

I am sure it is a matter of syntax, and something I am not doing correctly. Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance. And of course I've search the forums extensively, and tried different solutions. 

 

_towns = nearestLocations [[15000,15000,5], ["NameCity","NameVillage"], 15000];
_RandomTownPosition = position (_towns select (floor(random (count _towns))));
_rndmTask = [blufor,"task_1",["Conduct a movement to contact mission. GRIDS reports possible enemy position","Movement to Contact"],_RandomTownPosition,true,0,true,"ATTACK",true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
_Trigger1 = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector",_RandomTownPosition];
_Trigger1 setTriggerArea [100,100,0,false];
_Trigger1 setTriggerActivation ["WEST","PRESENT",true];
_Trigger1 setTriggerStatements ["this","[""task_1"",""SUCCEEDED"",TRUE] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState",""];
_Trigger1 setTriggerStatements ["this","[]execVM 'Task_1.sqf'",""];

 

 

[pierremgi 4738]

Why do you have two following setTriggerStatements for the same trigger ??

[Blackheart_Six 273]

Hi Pierremgi, 

 

That is my problem, I think..... 🙂

 

I've tried a single setTriggerStatements...

 

_Trigger1 setTriggerStatements ["this","[""task_1"",""SUCCEEDED";[]exec'task_1';",TRUE] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState",""];

 

so far, the only way I can get the script "task_1.sqf" to run after line 8, is creating a second setTriggerStatements.

 

Of course I don't know how to loop the code properly to start with. I've been reading the biki's, kk's page, just can't figure out how to loop back to the top. 

 

GOTO LINE 1;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pierremgi 4738]

No, for better visibility, just execVM an sqf (or spawn a code) in your trigger statement, then do what you want in this code.

you can waituntil the task is succeeded then continue, loop or else. I'm not sure to understand all your stuff.

some thing like

[] spawn {

  while {true} do {

    createTask here;

    watUntil { this task is succeeded};

    sleep 10;

   }

}

but I'm not sure why you stack the same task always and always. You can "rearm" the trigger as well, if needed.

[Blackheart_Six 273]

Pierremgi thanks, I'll give a go. Thanks for the input. 

[Blackheart_Six 273]

Got it!

 

Thanks Pierre, I understand the while do syntax a lot better. That was a BIG help. 

 

The reason I am looping the same task is this a simple 4 man COOP, Movement to Contact (kill everything), wash, rinse repeat. 

 

[] spawn {
while {true} do {
sleep 5;
_towns = nearestLocations [[15000,15000,5], ["NameCity","NameVillage"], 15000];
_RandomTownPosition = position (_towns select ((random (count _towns))));
[true,"task_1",["Conduct a movement to contact mission. GRIDS reports possible enemy position","Movement to Contact"],_RandomTownPosition,true,0,true,"ATTACK",true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
_Trigger1 = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector",_RandomTownPosition];
_Trigger1 setTriggerArea [50,50,0,false];
_Trigger1 setTriggerActivation ["WEST SIEZED","PRESENT",true];
_Trigger1 setTriggerStatements ["this","['task_1','SUCCEEDED',TRUE] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState",""];
waitUntil { triggerActivated _Trigger1};
sleep 1;
[ "task_1" ] call BIS_fnc_deleteTask;
};
};