Converting spoken name to key / targeting

Ive looked lots of places now, but I must be missing it....

Targeting..

Could someone post an example of how to target another AV via spoken command and via one AV targeting another, I must be missing it.

I know the sensor function will get folks around an object, but say i want to have the player say "Hug Fred", how do i convert that into fred's av so i can make the player walk over and hug fred, etc.

Or what if i wanted to have the av just click on the target av and the object do something...

Any links/help?

Something like this...

string targetname; // the name you're targetting

sensor(integer total_number) {
    integer i;
    for (i=0;i<=total_number;i++) {
        if (llDetectedName(i) == targetname) {
            key targetKey = llDetectedKey(i);
            // do target stuff
        }
    }
}

So with sensor, its a 10m limit.

Anyone to click on your target to make it in the code?

sensor range is up to 96m

I've already requested a command for that - something like llTouchTarget, etc - in another thread or two. It'd be nice, but t'ain't happening just yet.

Just for giggles, I'm going to make this into a multiple missile script - while I don't normally do guns, I just find the prospect of this amusing. Bear with me.

list targetList = [];
string sayIt;

detault
{
state_entry()
{
llListen(0,"",llGetOwner(),"");
}
listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
{
if(llSubStringIndex(msg,"target") != -1)
{
llSensor("","",AGENT.96.0,TWO_PI);
string takeNames = "";
integer j;
if(llGetListLength(targetList) == 1)
takeNames = llKey2Name(llList2Key(targetList, 0);
for(j=0;j<llGetListLength(targetList);j++)
{
if(j != llGetListLength(targetList))
takeNames += llKey2Name(llList2Key(targetList, i) + ", ";
else takeNames += "and " + llKey2Name(llList2Key(targetList, i);
}
if(takeNames == "") llSay(0,"No targets selected.");
else llSay(0,"Avatars " + takeNames + " selected. Commencing program.");
//<<< Do stuff here.
}
}
sensor(integer total_number)
{
integer i;
targetList = [];
for(i=0;i<total_number;i++)
{
if(llSubStringIndex(sayIt,llDetectedName(i)) != -1)
targetList += llDetectedKey(i);
}
}

So what was all that gibberish? When you say "target" followed by one or many avatar names, the script will target all valid avatar names you said and return their keys in a list by seeing if they're nearby and match the names you said. A little much? It's basically just a start to a "smart" target script - but will I code you a gun too?

Not a chance.

Don't forget "total_number" is NOT zero index based, but llSensor() IS zero index based.

I always convert the num to a zero index..

default
{
  state_entry()
  {
    llSensor(....);
  }

  sensor(integer num)
  {
    num -= 1; // convert num to zero index based so you
                   // don't miss ZERO, or go over the max num in your checks.
                  // sensor returns up to 16 "hits", 0 to 15.
  }

Boso

p.s.
Jeff's for statement is correct, but the original for (forget who wrote it) is incorrect (checks "i <= total_number" .. which would check "16" when "15" is the actual max).