Put .25 sec die script in an object, and take it?

I'm trying to make an indicator arrow that is rezzed to briefly show directional llPushObject forces, then de-rezzes almost immediately after it appears, since a new arrow will be rezzed somewhere else very quickly.

The problem here is that, I cannot actually get this into the object and take it into my inventory, because the script kills the object before I can pick it up.

Any suggestions on how to do this?

default
{ 
    state_entry()
    {
        llSetTimerEvent(.25);
    }

    on_rez(integer i)
    {
        llSetTimerEvent(.25);
    }
  
    timer()
    {
        llDie();
    }    
}

easiest way is to find that no-script sandbox and create your object there. since the script can't run (even though it's flagged as running) it won't delete and you'll have plenty of time to pick it up

an alternative (and less elegant) way would be to have a 2nd script to turn on your deletion script, and then auto-delete the "on switch" script.

[edit] actually, if you just had

default
{
    on_rez(integer num)
    {
        llSleep(.25);
        llDie();
    }
}

it should die after .25 seconds only when it's rezzed. you can edit and flag the script as running and it will stay there forever and a day until you decide to rez it out of an inventory.

You can also use the parameter passed from the rezzer script to tell it how long to live in hundredths of a second, and then when you rez from inventory it won't ever poof, and you won't have to modify it if you wish to later change the time it lives.

default 
{ 
    on_rez(integer num) 
    { 
        if (0 == num)
            return;

        float life = (float)num / 100.0;
        llSleep(life); 
        llDie(); 
    } 
} 

then use 25 in the parameter argument for the rez function.

... and don't forget to mark the object temp-on-rez before placing it in the containing object's inventory.

-peekay

You can also keep the object in edit mode when you put the script into it. The script won't start working till you leave edit mode, so just don't. Pick the object up while it is still in edit mode, but after you have dropped the script into the contents.