Onmapsingleclick and a spawn question

[Nicolas Eymerich 0]

Okay...

This is a part of a script code which worked well in flashpoint:

Hint format ["CHOOSE AN INSERTION POINT FOR %1\nCHOPPER STILL AVAIBLE = %2", ((Array_Type_Man select 2) select _Script), (2 - P_Var_DropInfantry)]

ArrMovePosInA = [0,0,0]

P_G_onmap = false

_end = time + 30

onMapSingleClick { (ArrMovePosInA = _pos); (P_G_onmap=true); (onMapSingleClick{})}

#wait

~.1

? time > _end : HINTC Format ["WARNING! OPF IS AWAITING A DESTINATION FOR %1. PLEASE, OPEN THE MAP AND CHOOSE A DESTINATION", ((Array_Type_Man select 2) select _Script)]; _end = time + 30; Goto "wait"

? ! P_G_onmap : goto "wait"

This code does'nt works in Arma

Can someone explain me why?

[fasad 1]

can't use ~ anymore, use sleep

can't use ? : anymore, use if then

see the WIKI

[MuadDib 0]

as far as I can tell, sqs files still function if they have ? and ~ at least my scripts still do :P

must be something else

[Nicolas Eymerich 0]

as far as I can tell, sqs files still function if they have ? and ~ at least my scripts still do :P

must be something else

Infact. (thank you for answering however)

The error I get sounds like this:

Errore type sequence; expected code

(I've traslated due to the fact I've the Italian version)

[fasad 1]

hmm, that's good to know, i guess i'm thinking of sqf format? sorry about that : (

[mcnorth 0]

I think those curly braces with OnMapSingleClick are a thing of the past. I think you now have to use quotes. Check the wiki to be sure. I don't mean the ones used when clearing the array, (if that's the right terminology) as in OnMapSingleClick{}, but the other ones.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

I think those curly braces with OnMapSingleClick are a thing of the past. I think you now have to use quotes. Check the wiki to be sure. I don't mean the ones used when clearing the array, (if that's the right terminology) as in OnMapSingleClick{}, but the other ones.

People keep getting this confused. No, curled braces are still needed in ArmA, quotes too. The change is that they are no longer interchangable as they were in OFP, quotes must be used soley for string and curled braces soley for code.

Now, the biki says that the commands in OnMapSingleClick are string (requiring quotes), but the biki's been wrong about that stuff before, and it sure looks like code to me. If I were you I'd try quotes just to be sure, if it doesn't work (and gives you another error) then put the curled braces back and never try quotes again.

[Nicolas Eymerich 0]

I've a look to Murlay - artillery script yesterday evening and i've solved the problem.

This is the wrong code:

onMapSingleClick { (ArrMovePosInA = _pos); (P_G_onmap=true); (onMapSingleClick{})}

This is the correct now:

onMapSingleClick " ArrMovePosInA = _pos; P_G_onmap=true; "

Thank you for your feedback guys.

Even if, still now, I don't understand the reasons of those sintax changes

[Mr-Murray 0]

Jepp that´s the new way:

onMapSingleClick " ArrMovePosInA = _pos; P_G_onmap=true; "

Use the ""

@Nicolas Eymerich

Murray is the name... not Murlay

Regards,

Mr-Murray

[Nicolas Eymerich 0]

@Nicolas Eymerich

Murray is the name... not Murlay

Regards,

Mr-Murray

Errr...

Sorry!!!

Thanks for you answer.

[fasad 1]

It seems that in Arma, curled braces can no longer be used to define strings. You can use double double-quotes to define a string within a string :

eg, _string = "my string ""with"" quotes"

onMapSingleClick uses a string as a command.

From what I understand, you may be able to use the following to release the onMapSingleClick command (do we still need to do this?) :

onMapSingleClick "command; onMapSingleClick"""" "

[Nicolas Eymerich 0]

From what I understand, you may be able to use the following to release the onMapSingleClick command (do we still need to do this?) :

onMapSingleClick "command; onMapSingleClick"""" "

Three replies in less than 15 minutes

I assume it's quite useless repeat the command inside the " ".

I've been using it to choose multiple locations on the map.

And i've used the right statement reported 3 post up.

[fasad 1]

Quote[/b] ]I assume it's quite useless repeat the command inside the " ".

In OFP, you needed to "release" onMapSingleClick so that it stopped peforming the command for each map click. This was often done by adding onMapSingleClick{} to the end of the command string, allowing the onMapSingleClick to happen once, then revert to default behaviour. You used this method in your initial script!

[Nicolas Eymerich 0]

Quote[/b] ]I assume it's quite useless repeat the command inside the " ".

In OFP, you needed to "release" onMapSingleClick so that it stopped peforming the command for each map click. This was often done by adding onMapSingleClick{} to the end of the command string, allowing the onMapSingleClick to happen once, then revert to default behaviour. You used this method in your initial script!

I was refering to arma sintax.