Back and Forth

I know there is a freebie script out there called Back and Forth, just can't find it, however it may not actually do what I want. What I am after is a Back and forth action on linked prims, like a piston movement, I guess a modified sliding door could do it, just so it's opening and closing in a loop, any ideas what i can do, or get hold of the freebie script, I am definitely not a scripter, just a builder.

Edit: I guess I need to be able to adjust the time it moves back and forth too!

you can get it by moding this script, since your not much of a scripter not sure you will be able to figure it out 100% but have 3 prims, 1 prim pistan 2nd prm pistan 3rd root prim under them, this script moves the objects by its posstion around the root prim, just have one pistan say a linked message to other prim to move and vise vera and you will get a pistan action, im to buy right now with a pile of other scripts but ill post a better exaple later if i get around to it again

vector r_out = <#,#,#>; // Rotations relative to root prim
vector r_in = <#,#,#>; // Rotations relative to root prim

vector p_out = <#,#,#>; // Postition relative to root prim
vector p_in= <#,#,#>; // Postition relative to root prim

rotation LocalRot(rotation localrot)
{
    rotation LocRot = localrot / ( (ZERO_ROTATION / llGetLocalRot()) * llGetRot());
    return LocRot;
}

out()
{
    llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_ROTATION, LocalRot(llEuler2Rot(r_out * DEG_TO_RAD)), PRIM_POSITION, p_out]);
}

in()
{
    llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_ROTATION, LocalRot(llEuler2Rot(r_in * DEG_TO_RAD)), PRIM_POSITION, p_in]);
}

default 
{
    on_rez(integer rez)
    {
        llResetScript();
    }
    
    link_message(integer send, integer num, string msg, key id)
    {
        if ( msg == (move out command) )
        {
            out();
        }
        else if ( msg == (move in command))
        {
            in();
        }
    } 
}

EXP 2

// the phrase the user will use

string  gMagicPhrase = "p";

// how fast the door opens

float gOpenTime = 1.0;

// global variables that aren#t exposed

integer gSteps = 3;                                
vector  gOffset = <.9,0,0>; // <to the X direction(sideways)(shown as red arrows),to the Y direction (the other sideways)(shown as green arrows), the Z direction(up)(shown as a blue arrow)>

//so its <red,green,blue> or... <sideways,sideways,up>


default

{

    // setup to listen only for magic phrase

    state_entry()

    {

        // listen on chat channel 0 for the magic phrase from anyone

        llListen(0, "", "", gMagicPhrase);  
        llSetText("",<1,1,1>,1.5);

    }
    
    // handle chat messages that we#re listening for

    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)

    {

        integer i;
         vector localpos = llGetLocalPos();
        //llWhisper(0, "localpos = " + (string)localpos);
        for (i = 0; i < gSteps; i++)

        {

            // set the object's position

            llSetPos(localpos +  i*gOffset);
            llSleep(0.1);

        }
        // now, flip the offset vector to move us back down

        gOffset *= -1;

    }

}

that last script i just wrote a minute ago should move a prim back and forth when saying the letter "p" in chat untested, it compiled in lsleditor so i haven't tested it in world

Thanks, no I'm not a scripter, but I'm willing to have a go with it

ok second script, yes the prim moves a set distance, but it just stays there, until I say 'p' again then it returns. however, the action isn't smooth it seems to get 2/3s then stutters then finishes.

First script (33, 1 : ERROR : Syntax error

if ( msg == (move out command))

change the gSteps to 1 and it will smooth out, ill what i ment by that command thing was to put your own command into it srry about that