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Abdullah Lemon

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Join date: 2 Oct 2008

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11-29-2008 22:27

Hello again...

i've made a script that pays the person who touches X amount of money based on his/her selection... but.. i have been trying for days to solve an issue that's been bugging me.. i'd appreciate the help

i wanna know if it is possible to make the script pays only for example (1000L$ per 24 hrs) and after he's got the 1000L$ he wont be able to withdraw any more money until 24hrs has passed.

i think i'll have to use the script memory, and users key to work this.. maybe store the info in a website and retrieve upon transactions.

Thank you so much for your help..

Yingzi Xue

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Join date: 11 Jun 2008

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11-30-2008 04:48

What I would do is record the date and time (llGetTimestamp) that the avatar hits the 1000 Linden mark and their avatar key (from the touch event; llDetectedOwner(0). Each time an avatar clicks on the object their key can be compared with the list and new data is stored--number of clicks (for instance), amount of money given to them, date/time they hit their limit, etc. I would store the user info in a list, one element per user with separated data.

Example: userkey@1000@11:03 AM 11/29/08

Then just store the list element into a temporary string (llList2String) and parse the data using llParseString2List (@ is the separator) into temporary list. Evaluate the data from there. Since you're using avatar keys you always know you have the right data for the right user. You can store all the information you need and just parse it out into a temporary list, then stuff the new data right back into the list.

You should be able to find everything you need on the wiki's for this.

EDIT: Doh! Corrections. Thanks HTH.

Wouter Hobble

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Join date: 25 Mar 2008

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11-30-2008 05:59

From: Yingzi Xue

What I would do is record the date and time that the avatar hits the 1000 Linden mark and their avatar key. Each time an avatar clicks on the object their key can be compared with the list and new data stored--number of clicks, amount of money given to them, date/time they hit their limit, etc. I would store the user info in a list, one element per user with separated data.

Example: userkey@1000@11:03 AM 11/29/08

Then just parse the list data using llParseList2String looking for the @ separator. Evaluate the data from there. Since you're using avatar keys you always know you have the right data for the right user. You can store all the information you need and just parse it out into a temporary list, then stuff the new data right back into the list.

You should be able to find everything you need on the wiki's for this.

Agreed, but store it in a string first, then use llParseString2List and use llDumpList2String to put it back into the main list using llListReplaceList

You can get the date and time using llGetTimestamp

HTH

Kenn Nilsson

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11-30-2008 08:53

I use a limited payment system with the timeclock script I sell ... though the way I do it is by recording a timestamp when the employee clocks in to a web database ... and then a timestamp when they clock-out. The webpage figures time worked vs. max-time paid for in the day and pays the employee whichever is lesser.

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Escort DeFarge

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11-30-2008 16:40

Here's a snippet that may be useful for checking the SL day number...

CODE


integer SECONDS_IN_HOUR = 3600;
integer SECONDS_IN_DAY = 86400;

integer GetDayNumber() {
    integer time = llGetUnixTime();
    integer day = time / SECONDS_IN_DAY;
    integer utc_hours = (time % SECONDS_IN_DAY) / SECONDS_IN_HOUR;
    integer pst_hours = (integer)llGetWallclock() / SECONDS_IN_HOUR;

    // previous day heuristic
    if (pst_hours > utc_hours) { 
        --day;
    }
    return day;
}

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Gordon Wendt

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11-30-2008 17:01

One suggestion I would add to that idea is use a check in state_entry that requires an owner touch and possibly a dialog agreement before it starts paying out. The upside to doing that is that it prevents abuse in case of a sim crash or restart and guarantees that you know that the script is working whenever the sim crashes or restarts. The downside of course is slightly increased script size and it means that you'll have to activate it manually after each sim crash/restart and pay out manually for the time between the crash/restart and you reactivating it.

An alternative to this of course is have a second object in another sim, or more ideally objects in multiple sims, that your main payer device messages each time the device pays out and that will record the information so you have a backup record. This of course would be less ideal than the website idea but cheaper.

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Abdullah Lemon

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Join date: 2 Oct 2008

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11-30-2008 21:08

Thank you all for your efforts.. but i'm stuck.... i cant do it.. it's just to complicated for me atm... and i have the script in different sims and regions.. and i cant connect them so when i update one.. they all do.. ugh

i'm a just a noob for now..
i'll keep trying tho... hopefully one day....

thank you again for your help.. and i'm sorry to bother you.

Kenn Nilsson

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Join date: 24 May 2005

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11-30-2008 21:31

Abdullah - post us the code that you do have and are having troubles with? We can try to help - that's what this board is about. Can't script something for you ... but can sure put effort into helping you learn what to do.

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Abdullah Lemon

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11-30-2008 21:52

From: Kenn Nilsson

Abdullah - post us....

Ok Kenn, this is my script..

From: MY SCRIPT

list amount = ["1", "2", "3", "5", "10", "15", "20"];
string msg = "Please select how many you need.";
string str_url = "http://www.website.com/test.php?";
integer crate_amount = 599;
string body = "crate";

key ToucherID;
integer channel;
integer listen_id;
default{
state_entry() {
channel = ( -1 * (integer)("0x"+llGetSubString((string)llGetKey(),-5,-1)) );
}

on_rez(integer start_param)
{
llResetScript();//added this so it resets the script on rez
}

touch_start(integer total_number) {
if(llSameGroup(llDetectedKey(0))){
llSay(0,"Please note that you have 30 seconds to make your selection!"

;
ToucherID = llDetectedKey(0);
llDialog(ToucherID, msg,amount, channel);
listen_id = llListen( channel, "", ToucherID, ""

;
llSetTimerEvent(30);
}else{
llSay(0, "Sorry, you dont have the right to access this script"

;
}
}

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message) {
if (message == "1"

{
integer payed_amount = 1 * crate_amount;
llGiveMoney(id, payed_amount);
llInstantMessage(id, "Thank you " + name +", you've been payed '" + payed_amount + "'."