Send Position Question.

Ive been using this but something has come up and I still need it to work outside of a link set. anybody have any idea at all how to accomplish this.

You use this script and link it and it says:[21:50] Object: The touched prim is 1.299942m from the root prim

But I need it to do this same exact thing being outside of the link set and seriously have no idea how to accomplish this. I just recently started scripting things that are still slightly out of my league lol.

Thanks

default
{
  touch_start( integer vIntTouched )
  {
    string vStrMessage = "The touched prim is ";
    if (llDetectedLinkNumber( 0 ) > 1)
    {
      vStrMessage += (string)llVecMag( llGetLocalPos() ) + "m from ";
    }
    llSay( 0, vStrMessage + "the root prim" );
  }
}

Use llSensor to find the object:
http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llSensor

In the sensor event:
http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=sensor
you can use llDetectedPos to find the objects position:
http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llDetectedPos

Now calculate the float distance = llVecDist( llGetPos(), llDetectedPos(x));

Happy scripting

also possible via
llGetObjectDetails
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlGetObjectDetails

with llSay in the child prim to give the other object it's key
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlSay

This is what I have come up with but am getting spammed really bad and am still not sure how to get it to just say "I am (x)m away from the other prim" and also my way of getting the key of the other prim is a pain, would be nice if I could just insert the name of the item and it would go off of that instead of having to use the uuid of the other prim.

default
{

state_entry()
{

key id = "f7f6a3d4-bbc5-c443-8c92-0715cde830f1";
llSensorRepeat("",id,PASSIVE,20,2*PI,.4);
}

sensor(integer total_number)
{
vector pos = llDetectedPos(0);
llSay(0, " " + (string) pos);
}
}

( I cleaned up the script up a bit for you. )

default
{

state_entry()
{
}
touch_start(integer x)
{
if ( llGetOwner() == llDetectedKey(0) )
{

llSensor("",llGetLinkKey(),PASSIVE,20,2*PI);
}
}

sensor(integer x)
{

llOwnerSay("\n" + (string) llDetectedPos(0));
}

In llSensorRepeat you can use the name and not the ID if you want, no swet

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        string name = "Adam";
        llSensorRepeat( name, NULL_KEY, PASSIVE, 20.0, PI, 4.0);
     // note: PI will cover the whole sphere
    }

    sensor(integer total_number)
    {
        integer i;
        for(i = 0 ; i < total_number ; i++)
        {// for all sensed objects called name:
            float distance = llVecDist( llGetPos(), llDetectedPos(i));
            llOwnerSay( "\nI am "+(string)distance+" m away from: \""+llDetectedName(i)+"\"");
        }
    }
}

I tuned the script a bit but the form is still basically what you have.
As it is it is not of much use, you need to fit it to your application.
Happy scripting
(I can't believe I did it again: spend 30minutes making a free working script for someone I don't know)

Thank you so much dora, I have another question.

I am wanting to build with this box no matter where it is in the sim. so say like 4000m up, wondering if region say could be used to calculate the distance between the 2 prims? like it does now or what kind of script would I need?

yes it should work with region say, in the listening script you would get the speaking objects position with llGetObjectDetails( id, [OBJECT_POS] ) and compare it to the receivers position

You can not use llSensor for big distances, it will not work beyond 96m.
For that you must know the UUID of the object.
Listen to what Void says.

Thanks for the suggestions on this topic guys. Proves that there are still alot of people willing to help people like me who are beginners at scripting.



Moe