New Tutorial on Configuring Scripts Using Notecards

Hi All;

I'd been asked a few times lately about how I configure scripts using notecards and decided that a tutorial was in order.

I've written up the process I use at:

http://www.wakatech.com/articles/lsl-scripting-basics/configuring-lsl-scripts-using-a-notecard/

Hopefully it helps someone looking to do the same. Feedback is certainly welcome.

Great tutorial Sqeebee. A few minor comments:

• Where in the visible code it says "&" replace with & (& is the HTML element for &.
• Use different names for global variables, I always start mine with a g (for global) like gQueryId. That way, something like "queryid == QueryID" won't be as confusing. Personally I'd name the global Query ID something like gNotecardQueryId.
• VOLUME and SPEED aren't constants, so don't make them all uppercase. I would use gVolume and gSpeed instead. In my definition a constant NEVER changes anywhere in the code. Volume and speed are changed if the configuration notecard exists.
• If you cast the name from the config file to lower- or uppercase, then check for a lower- or uppercase value (ofcourse, both lower- or both uppercase), the notecard isn't case sensitive anymore.

Lyn

Silly Wordpress went and messed with my code, thanks for the heads-up!



I've never been one for prefixes since back when I was a rebellious VB developer but I'll think about that.



True, but I like to mark anything that is set only once and never modified again also with constant formatting since it's constant enough for me



That was my intent.

Thanks for the feedback, I know I buck style conventions a little here and there but I stick to my vices