Problem with llGiveInventory

I'm trying to write a little script that, when someone "Touches" the item they are given a menu of options, and when they make their choice they are given the Landmark to the place of their choice, kinda like a teleport ticket machine.

I've got the menu selection and everything working OK, the three landmarks inside the prim are all fine - but I can't seem to get it to give them out.

The line I am using is:

llGiveInventory(llDetectedKey(0), "Camp Fire";

With "Camp Fire" of course being replaced by the name of the Landmark contained in the prim, depending on their choice.

Now, it goes through all the motions, but it doesn't dispense a landmark or give any error messages.

It seems like "llTeleportAgent" would be a cleaner way of doing it but I don't believe it's functional yet?

Any advice gratefully received.

Lewis

llDetectedKey (and all the llDetected... functions) only works in touch, collision and sensor event. You're probably calling it in the listen event where the dialog menu's button name is received. llDetectedKey will give you NULL_KEY in that function.

The solution is to save the key of ther 'toucher' in the touch_start handler to a global variable, then give the inventory to the key saved in that global variable.

So...

key toucher; // Global

...

default
{

...

    touch_start(integer num)
    {
        toucher = llDeteckedKey(0);

        // Do menu stuff...
    }

    listen(integer channel, ...)
    {

        // Figure out what button he clicked on...

        llGiveInventory(toucher, whatever);
    }
}

or just use the key from the listen event instead of detectedkey

Yeah, that's easier, that's what I use.

e.g.

integer gLId = 0;

default
{
   state_entry()
   {
      llSetText("Touch me for free stuff!", <1.0, 1.0, 1.0>, 1.0);
   }

   touch_start(integer n)
   {
      if (gLId) {
         llListenRemove(gLId);
         gLId = 0;
      }
      integer channel = -llCeil(llFrand(2000000000));
      key id = llDetectedKey(0);
      gLId = llDialog(id, "What do you want?", ["Item1", "Item2", "Item3"], channel);
      llListen(channel, "", id, "");
   }

   listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string msg)
   {
      llListenRemove(gLId);
      gLId = 0;
      llWhisper(0, "Here you go, " + name + "!");
      llGiveInventory(id, msg);
   }
}

Good idea.

Great, thanks everyone, it works - although it stumped me for a while as I didn't notice llDetektedkey!

Lewis

just wondering is llMapDestination still busted?

http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llMapDestination&show_comments=1#comments