UUID question

I really dont know what a uuid (i cant even pronounce it) is but....i have the uuid of a texture and was wondering if there was a way to display the texture that coresponds to that uuid...even if i dont have the original texture?

Can you tell im a little bit blonde? *giggles*

thanky! *smooches*

simply put, a uuid is like a web address to the thing it refers to (in this case a texture), it tells the system where to find something on the asset server, to use. more in depth and accurate information here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUID

to apply it to an object you'll need to use a script, the following will put the image on all sides of the prim it's in

default{
  state_entry(){
     //-- the next line sets the texture on all sides
    llSetTexture( "insert uuid or name of texture in prim contents here", ALL_SIDES );
     //-- the next line auto-deletes the script when you run it
    llRemoveInventory( llGetScriptName() );
  }
}

Ty for the quick answer but I'm not sure that I understand...

1 i make a box

2 i make a new script in the contents tab

3 paste the script and save it

4 paste the uuid

5 box is still blank...

did i do it right



this is the uuid

5605ee18-d5d0-8288-e321-27b2038a4fa3

default
{
state_entry()
{
llSetTexture("5605ee18-d5d0-8288-e321-27b2038a4fa3",ALL_SIDES);
}
}


If you still need help, pm me on the forums.

Editelete the script after you see the textures change.

in my example, the script should be made in inventory then modified and dropped on the object, because it deletes itself as soon as it runs (this is so you don't have a script running in the object after it's done all it needs to do, this reduces lag... the other option is to remove that line as in bobbys example, but then delete the scipt manually after it's done it's work)

Okay...and are we too lazy to delete it manuelly?(I excluded the auto delete since more lines = greater chance for error when she copies.)

no, we're (royal we?) automating a repetitve function, that promotes sim health, and reduces lag. I like cut and paste myself.

Bobby, as Void said, use cut & paste, and you'll never have to worry about mistyping a script (assuming it was typed correctly to begin with). Simply highlight the text for the script in question, and press ctrl-c. This is the keyboard shortcut for copy. Then create your new script, delete the default text in it, and press ctrl-v (shortcut for paste) to put your copied text into it. Save the script, and you're all done.

A lot of people don't know this, but in just about all Windows programs (and in Windows itself), there's a series of common shortcuts across the bottom of the keyboard:

ctrl-z = undo
ctrl-x = cut
ctrl-c = copy
ctrl-v = paste

And a couple that are not on the bottom:

ctrl-y = redo
ctrl-f = find

These will work in SL, in all browsers (at least all the ones I've used), and in all MS applications. Note, in Adobe applications, ctrl-y is replaced with ctrl-shift-z.