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Script Listening to Itself
Denrael Leandros
90 Degrees From Everythin
Join date: 21 May 2005
Posts: 103
05-31-2007 11:10
I was testing a script where a command was being sent out to a group of non-linked prims. Since the command could originate from any prim, I wrote the script so that the actual texture change only occured off the listen command. It appears that the prim issuing the command does not hear things it says.

Does that sound right?
Senuka Harbinger
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Join date: 24 Oct 2005
Posts: 491
05-31-2007 11:51
From: Denrael Leandros
I was testing a script where a command was being sent out to a group of non-linked prims. Since the command could originate from any prim, I wrote the script so that the actual texture change only occured off the listen command. It appears that the prim issuing the command does not hear things it says.

Does that sound right?


yes. objects cannot hear speech issued from themselves. as an alternative, try simultaneously broadcasting a message within the prim via link messages.
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The function is working perfectly fine. It's just not working the way you wanted it to work.
Meade Paravane
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Join date: 21 Nov 2006
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05-31-2007 11:55
It's to prevent feedback.. Consider what this script would do:
CODE

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llListen (0, ...);
        llSay (0, "started!");
    }

    listen (..., string message)
    {
        if (message != "yo")
        {
            llSay (0, "bogus message!");
        }
    }
}
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Denrael Leandros
90 Degrees From Everythin
Join date: 21 May 2005
Posts: 103
05-31-2007 13:27
I suspected that was the cause, and unfortunately linked messages won't work here. Not a big problem, I just issued the update at the same time I sent the message to all other prims.

Thanks for the confirmation.