The _mySteamProfileName = profileNameSteam;

[nickcage 0]

hi I'm using the https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/profileNameSteam command to display it as a string on RSC text box

 

my init.sqf:

 

_mySteamProfileName = profileNameSteam;

 

My command line:

 

_cuck = _mySteamProfileName;
_dialog = findDisplay -9;
_ctrl = _dialog displayCtrl 1000;
_ctrl ctrlSetText format ["The Cuck is: %1", _cuck];

 

Does it not produce a string? 

[sarogahtyp 1108]

U linked the biki entry ... it returns a string.

 

I have no clue bout dialogs but i guess u cant use a local variable there which was set in init.sqf

[nickcage 0]

Its a variable right? that displays as a string?

 

So what your saying is is should define it a  public variable?

[sarogahtyp 1108]

depends on your purpose but I guess a global variable would be enough:

 

//local - known on the scope ("script") where defined only
_mySteamProfileName = profileNameSteam;

//global - known in every script on the machine (client/server) where defined
mySteamProfileName = profileNameSteam;

//public - known in every script on every connected machine
missionNamespace setVariable [ "mySteamProfileName", profileNameSteam, true ];

 

[beno_83au 1369]

Why not just:

_ctrl ctrlSetText format ["The Cuck is: %1",profileNameSteam];

And local variables (being with _) are not accessible outside of where they were defined, to put it fairly basically.

[nickcage 0]

So what I'm trying to do is display the steam username of the person that plays this scenario on a dialog textbox. 

 

Anyone able to fix my janky code so it executes and displays the users steam name on a textbox?

 

This might not even be possible?

 

 

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20 minutes ago, beno_83au said:

Why not just:

_ctrl ctrlSetText format ["The Cuck is: %1",profileNameSteam];

And local variables (being with _) are not accessible outside of where they were defined, to put it fairly basically.

Tried it doesn't work thanks for trying.

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24 minutes ago, sarogahtyp said:

depends on your purpose but I guess a global variable would be enough:

 

//local - known on the scope ("script") where defined only
_mySteamProfileName = profileNameSteam;

//global - known in every script on the machine (client/server) where defined
mySteamProfileName = profileNameSteam;

//public - known in every script on every connected machine
missionNamespace setVariable [ "mySteamProfileName", profileNameSteam, true ];

 

Your an absolute legend. I totally forgot about public variables on connected machines. i'll remember to double check my work

[sarogahtyp 1108]

a global variable is enough because the event script init.sqf is executed on every machine.

[nickcage 0]

yeah both should work. I'm only new to C++ thanks.