Rotation Script Help, Please :)

I've done a couple of scripting classes and scripting communication classes but I can't figure out how to do this.

I want to make a script that will rotate an object (got this bit, yes I know its the easy bit) but I want to be able to turn it on and off with verbal commands. I've checked through my scripts and have some with channel and listen commands but can't figure out how to link them.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

In your state_entry, use llListen to listen on a particular channel (usually not 0!)

Then, in the listen() event, process what you hear . . .

if (message == "rotate"
{
do stuff that makes it rotate;
}
else if (message == "stop"
{
stop rotating;
}

You might also want to throw in some llToLower() and llStringTrim() and such to handle the cases where people type in a little differently than you expect.

Hope that helps . . .
IM me in-game if you have more questions . . .

After you finish with it Suzi, why don't you throw it up here and let us take a look. We all might be able to give some pointers and also make sure the script is sim freindly. Also read carefully the section on Listens in the wiki and make them as tight as possible. Welcome to the world of scripting

OK, I got it doing what I was after (had to hack apart about 3 other scripts to figure it out). Please let me know any comments. Thanks Baron Hauptmann, yours was the bit I couldn't work out


default
{
state_entry()
{
llListen(1, "",llGetOwner(), "";
}
listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message) {

if (message == "rotate"
{
llTargetOmega(<0,0,2>,1,1);
}
else if (message == "stop"
{
llResetScript();
}


}


}

Does that 'stop' command really work? I thought that target omega was an object property (ie, you have to tell it to stop).

Either way.. I'd just do another llTargetOmega in the listen under "stop" instead of resetting the script, unless you have a reason to reset it.

The "Stop" is just what I say in chat, it activates the reset. I used the rest command because I hoped it would rest the object back to the original start position but it only stops the rotation.

EDIT: It does reset the objects, sweet

Nice job! To save on sim resources thou, there is no need to check this:


You are using a nice, tight listen and you have already declared that it will only be triggered if the owner is speaking.

ah cool, script updated.

Thank You