Creator Drops Stuff into Obj's Inventory

Is there a way to limit so that only the creator can drop items into an object's inventory? (Where, the owner is different than the creator.)

Yup. Check who created the inventory item then remove it if it's not the same as the creator. I don't think there's a getCreator function, so you'll need to hard code your key into the script.

There is: http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llGetCreator

But just be aware that anybody could bring your object onto no-script land, drop whatever they want into the object, remove your removal scripts, etc.

So, no really completely fool-proof way to do what you want, as far as I know.

Haha. Should have searched rather than just checked the pages I'd expect it to be. Might add it to the relavant page later (assuming I didn't just miss it because I'm half asleep).
EDIT: Heh, it's on the llGetInventoryCreator page... doh.

Does that still work? I thought they changed it so you couldn't remove things from a no-mod object?

ok, so tell me if i have you guys right and please answer subsequent question:

start: llAllowInventoryDrop(TRUE); // this lets everyone drop items, so need to limit with if clause below

change: if( llGetInventoryCreator() == me) then allow drop
^ how do you detect when the inventory changes?

That's right. When the inventory changes it'll fire the changed event with the CHANGED_INVENTORY flag set.

i.e.

changed( integer change )
{
	if( change & CHANGED_INVENTORY )
	{
		//check and delete
	}
}

Oh yeah, don't forget you'll need to put the name of the inventory item you want to check into llGetInventoryCreator. llGetInventoryName should be useful.

Also, don't forget that the changed event is called for lots of inventory changes, not just when things are dropped (see page) so you'll need to take that into account.

All the functions dealing with inventory are listed here for reference.

I may be missing something here, so I apologise before hand, but if you only want you or at least the owner to be able to drop stuff then leaving llAllowInventoryDrop(FALSE) (the default) should already suffice?

You're missing the bit where the OP said "creator".

he He yep your right I'd apologise but I already did!

I've actually got some very similar code in a product I made...

          if(change & (CHANGED_ALLOWED_DROP | CHANGED_INVENTORY))
          {
                integer cnt = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_ALL);
                integer x;
                for(x = 0; x < cnt; x++)
                {
                    string sinv = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_ALL, x);
                    if(sinv != SCRIPT)
                    {
                            key kcreator = llGetInventoryCreator(sinv);
                            if(kcreator != <YOUR KEY HERE>) invalid(sinv);
                            else
                            {
                               //do your stuff
                            }
                    }
                 }
            }

I've removed a lot of pieces of the actual production script...but left the parts that were helpful to the question..

Couldn't resist:

if( change & CHANGED_INVENTORY )
{
	integer cnt = llGetInventoryNumber( INVENTORY_ALL );
	integer x = 0;
	
	while( x < cnt )
	{
		sinv = llGetInventoryName( INVENTORY_ALL, x );
		
		if( llGetInventoryCreator() != <YOUR KEY HERE> )
		{
			llRemoveInventory( sinv );
			cnt--;
		}
		else
			x++;
	 }
}

Can't remember if items' numbers correspond to when they're added but, if they do, you could speed it up a bit by making x's starting value one less than the number of items in the object's inventory. You could change INVENTORY_ALL to the type of item(s) you're particularly worried about too if there are specifics ones.

Items are sorted into alpha order.

That's just damned weird.

EDIT: Oh, wait, you probably mean alpha as in alphanumeric, not as in opacity...

ROFLMAO, I did but with the way LL are messing things around anything is possible