wait?

How would I make an object wait before executing the next line in the script?




I'm new to scripting in general. I just want to make my object whisper to me when I touch it, then a few seconds later whisper something else to me without me touching it. (This is possible to do right?)

Two ways .....

touch_start(integer num)
{
     llWhisper(llGetOwner(),"Psst!  I'm here!");
     llSleep(5); //Shut down execution for 5 seconds
     llWhisper(llGetOwner(),"I'm still here....");
}

or ....

touch_start(integer num)
{
     llSetTimerEvent(5);
     llWhisper(llGetOwner(), "Psst!  I'm here!");
}

timer()
{
     llWhisper(llGetOwner(),""I'm still here ....");
     llSetTimerEvent(0); //Shuts off the timer
}

The difference between the two is that the first one shuts down the entire script for 5 seconds but the second is still awake so other events can still take place while the timer is ticking down. If you had a listen event in this script, for example, you could not receive a chat message during the 5 second llSleep period in the first example, but you could during the 5 second countdown in the second example.

For what it's worth, I would strongly advise against pausing the script unless you're really sure that you actually want to shut the script down, and have it remain shut down the next time the object is rezzed, should you take it back into your inventory while it's sleeping. My instinct is always use a timer for preference, because with llPause it's just too easy for stuff to go wrong.

Normally, I only sleep things for very short times, to make sure other scripts or related objects have had time to do stuff before something else happens.

Thank you so much.