Listening Help

Alright, I set a second listen in my second state to return my code to the default state, but it doesn't work. Any ideas as to why?

state MuzzleOn
{
state_entry()
{
llSay(0,"State MuzzleOn Entered";
owner = llGetOwner();
llSetTimerEvent(TimerTime);
OldStatus=0;
BasePos= (RAD_TO_DEG*llRot2Euler(llGetLocalRot()));
}
timer()
{
llListen(9,"",owner,"/9Muzzleoff";
integer NewStatus= llGetAgentInfo(owner) & AGENT_TYPING;
if(Muzzle==TRUE)
{
if(NewStatus==AGENT_TYPING)
{
llTargetOmega(<1,1,1>,1,1);
}
if(NewStatus!=AGENT_TYPING)
{
llTargetOmega(ZERO_VECTOR,0,0);
}
}
}
listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
{
params=llGetObjectDetails(owner,[OBJECT_OWNER]);
owner=llList2Key(params,0);
Muzzle=FALSE;
state default;
}
}

Well for starters you have the string and key parameters in the listen event reversed, it should be: string str, key id. Then there's the listener command filter you are using, "/9Muzzleoff". Unless you actually expect someone to type "/9/9Muzzleoff" you need to get rid of that /9 as it will never be part of a normal listener command. Not to mention the fact that I've no idea why you even have the llListen call inside the timer event anyway as it should only be called once, usually in state_entry.

Because I didn't post my whole code, just the problem with it, secondly I've tried multiple different ways including placing the llListen inside the state_entry, thirdly the /9Muzzleoff is designed that way on purpose for my debugging style. And the code is actually executed by a HUD so I do not expect anyone to factually type anything out.

Well if you're using a HUD to send this message why are you filtering by owner? The HUD's key isn't going to be the owner's key unless I am utterly wrong about how listeners work.

I could try NULL'ing the key, but honestly I have been struggling with this for over a week, so any ideas would be great plus any additional information someone may want or if someone wants to IM me in SL, I will gladly discuss it further there.

Thanks Talon. The idea about NULL'ing the owner fixed my problem.

BTW, if you wait long enough without issuing the command, this script is going to complain that it has too many listens active (and I THINK maybe it freezes at that point until manual reset). I'd move the call to llListen() from the 'timer' event handler to the 'state_entry' event handler. That way you only start it ONCE before you transition into another state (and thereby clear all listens).

Something like:

if (owner == llGetOwnerKey(id))