Help please! Declaring a global variable

Hi, I'm trying to declare this global variable:

string gOwnerName = llKey2Name(llGetOwner());

This is the first line of my script (before the default state), and it gives me a syntax error. Can someone please explain why?

Thanks!

You are calling two functions to set the value of your string. Since its outside of any state, when do those functions get called?

The answer is, never

Just declare it globally

string gOwnerName;


Then assign to it when you're actually in a code block, like state_entry.

DanielFox has hit the nail on the head.

You can state the value of a global if it is an actual value rather than the result of a call.

E.g

integer number = 5;

or

string statement = foo;

etc

but you can't use an lsl call like llGetOwner() as the script has no opportunity to make the call and get the information before the default state.