llSetColor

Rather than the traditional:
llSetColor(<x,y,z>,ALL_SIDES);

I am trying to do:
llSetColor(msg,ALL_SIDES);

Where msg is an incoming string that looks something like:
<1.0,1.0,1.0>

But I get the error:
Function call mismatches type or number of arguments.

Surprisingly, the error lies on
ALL_SIDES

.. Help?

http://lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=Typecast

I don't understand how that helps with my problem.

A string is not a vector, so she pointed you to the right spot. You have to typecast it as a vector ala:

llSetColor((vector)msg,ALL_SIDES);

Do that and it should compile just fine.

If you are trying to just write and compile your scripts in the inworld script window it is not very verbose. Try running your script through Masakazu's unbelievably handy webtool; lslint:

http://w-hat.com/lslint

Her's is the state of the art, nothing surpasses tool that we all use. It would have said this instead:

Passing string as argument 1 of `llSetColor' which is declared as `vector color'.

If you like it then I would suggest downloading LSLEditor which has a handy but not as powerful or accurate compile checker in it. You can then download lsllint and install it as a plugin there.

Ooooops and I forgot to welcome you to the scripting forum earlier!!!!!!

Don't be shy, and please flood us with questions. We love questions!!! You learn, I learn, we all learn (OMG, sounds like a Barney song )

Okay thanks, that worked. Thanks again. And Again.

Now only if I knew why it isn't listening for the messages..

Pooptart--
Did you add a listen to your code, so it expects the command?

Here's a simple example that should work, if you add it to the object content:

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llListen(1,"",llGetOwner(),"");
    }

	listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string msg)
	{
		llSetColor((vector)msg,ALL_SIDES);
    }
}

The above code is set to listen on Channel 1, so to change the object color to blue, you would type the following in chat:

/1 <0,0,1>

Yeah I had everything. Came to find out that the reason why I was having problems is because I was making it listen to itself. I fixed it though.

Thanks all of you for your help.