Format

[Rommel 2]

Executed via: [player] exec "thisscript.sqs"

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_xo = _this select 0

_side = format ["%1",side _xo]

_dummygroup = format ["%1group", _side]

_Hloc = format ["%1dz", _side]

I currently have the...

object: WESTdz

group: WESTgroup

which work when just simply typed, however if format'ed' they do not seem to work when trying a createunit.

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_x = (getPos _Hloc select 0) - 50 + Random 50

_y = (getPos _Hloc select 1) - 50 + Random 50

_z = (getPos _Hloc select 2) + 220

_para = "ParachuteC" CreateVehicle [_x,_y,_z]

"SoldierWB" createunit [[_x,_y,_z], _dummygroup, "this moveindriver _para", 0, "SERGEANT"]

With errors:

For the object: Type Any, Expected Number

Meaning it wants coordinates, which means it is not retrieving them from the getpos of _Hloc, if I change it to WESTdz manually, it works as it can find the object? Howcome?

For the group: Simple just does not create the man, typical of a createunit. It cannot find the group, which is evident of the checks I have made.

Any way to fix/change this?

EDIT: Is it because its returning a string not a value?

[falseprophet 0]

What is WESTdz?

did you define the group WESTdz in the editor with

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">WESTgrp=group this;

to convert it to a .sqf file, just change:

instead <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> [player] exec "script.sqs"; use<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> nil= [player] execVM "script.sqf";

as .sqf

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_xo = _this select 0;

_side = format ["%1",side _xo];

_dummygroup =  format ["%1group", _side];

_Hloc  =  format ["%1dz", _side];

_x = (getPos _Hloc select 0) - 50 + Random 50;

_y = (getPos _Hloc select 1) - 50 + Random 50;

_z = (getPos _Hloc select 2) + 220;

_para = "ParachuteC" CreateVehicle [_x,_y,_z];

"SoldierWB" createunit [[_x,_y,_z], _dummygroup, "this moveindriver _para", 0, "SERGEANT"];

[Rommel 2]

Sorry for not being clearer, and thanks for making it SQF .

WESTdz is the west dropzone point (a invisible Heli-pad) (An object)

WESTman:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">[this] exec "scripts\disable_ai.sqf"; WESTgrp = group this;

[falseprophet 0]

init the group befor you start the script, thats maybe a little bug...

[Rommel 2]

spent half an hour with falseprophet, and no change. Somethings wrong here peeps!

Help!

EDIT:

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_xo = _this select 0;

_side = format ["%1",side _xo];

_dummygroup = format ["%1grp", _side];

_Hloc = WESTdz;

If (_dummygroup == "WESTgrp") then {_dummygroup = WESTgrp;} else { };

player groupchat format ["%1 %2", _hloc, _dummygroup];

_x = (getPos _Hloc select 0) - 50 + Random 50;

_y = (getPos _Hloc select 1) - 50 + Random 50;

_z = (getPos _Hloc select 2) + 220;

para = "ParachuteC" CreateVehicle [_x,_y,_z]; para setPos [_x,_y, 90];

"SquadLeaderW" createunit [[_x,_y,_z], _dummygroup, "this moveindriver para", 0.4, "SERGEANT"];

I fixed it, converted the formats from a string to the wanted propertys (objects)

[=Odin= 0]

try swapping this with yours see if it works

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#drop

? _i > 11 : ParaInProgress = false; exit

_x = (getPos _Hloc select 0) - 30 + Random 30

_y = (getPos _Hloc select 1) - 30 + Random 30

_z = 220

PARA = "ParachuteWest" CreateVehicle [_x,_y,_z]

"SoldierWB" CreateUnit [[_x,_y,_z], _group, "this moveInDriver PARA", Random 1, "SERGEANT"]

PARA setPos [_x,_y,50]

~.1

_i = _i + 1

its in sqs but I think if you add ; after each line, and change ~.1 to sleep 0.1 it should work as sqf (not sure though)

[UNN 0]

@Rommel

What you're trying to do here:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_dummygroup =  format ["%1grp", _side];

If (_dummygroup == "WESTgrp") then {_dummygroup = WESTgrp;} else { };

Could be done like this:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_dummygroup=Call Compile format ["%1grp", _side];

[Rommel 2]

How is that different? Obviously it has Call Compile at the start, but what does that do?

@Odin

Nah thanks mate, its what I got my foundation code for this script, you may notice its similar in layout at first, I've also used some of your dialog layouts, which thank you I have learnt so much about them, and thanks to Falseprophet for teaching me a lot about SQF!

Still going about editing this, appreciating the help.

[Doolittle 0]

call compile is basically saying treat a STRING like a variable instead.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">private ["_group", "_pos", "_v", "_unit", "_i"];

_group = call compile format ["%1grp", side _this];

_pos = call compile format ["getPos %1dz", side _this];

for [{_i = 0}, {_i < 10}, {_i = _i + 1}] do {

_v = "ParachuteWest" createVehicle [(_pos select 0) + random 50 - 25, (_pos select 1) + random 50 - 25];

_unit = _group createUnit ["SoldierWMG", getPos _v, [], 0, "NONE"];

_unit moveInDriver _v;

sleep 0.5;

};

[Rommel 2]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">

private ["_group", "_pos", "_v", "_unit", "_i","_grpL","_grp","_s"];

_group = call compile format ["%1grp", side _this];

_grpL = leader _group;

_pos = call compile format ["getPos %1dz", side _this];

If (side _this == "WEST") then {_s = SoldierWMG} else {_s = SoldierEMG};

for [{_i = 0}, {_i < 10}, {_i = _i + 1}] do

{

_v = "ParachuteC" createVehicle [(_pos select 0) + random 50 - 25, (_pos select 1) + random 50 - 25];

_unit = _group createUnit [_s, getPos _v, [], 0, "NONE"];

_unit moveInDriver _v;

sleep 0.5;

_nullgrp = (units _grpL) select 1;

[_nullgrp] join grpNull;

_grp = group _nullgrp;

};

Would that work?