Listen event to turn on/off touch events

I am trying to use listen events (chat commands) to turn on and off a scripts ability to respond to touch events which change its states.

I am beginning to think this cannot be done. The script is below, it keeps giving me a syntax error at the place I marked. This is a simplified version I made just to test the concept and see if I could make it work.

I'm trying to create an object that will respond to touch only if the owner turns it on or unlocks it. If this won't work is there another way of doing it?

default
{
        state_entry()
        {
           
            llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
        }
        on_rez(integer rez_num)
        {
            llResetScript();
        }
        
        listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
        {   
            if(msg=="chaton")
                {
                llWhisper(0, "Chat On");
                state H; 
                } 

            if(msg=="chatoff")
                {
                llWhisper(69, "chat off");
                state default;
                }
        }

///////////ERROR : Syntax error/////////////

    state H
    { 
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {    
 
    llWhisper(0, "State H");
    //do stuff
    state H1; 
    } 
    }

state H1
{ 
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {    
    llWhisper(0, "State H1");
    //do stuff
    
    state H2; 
    } 
}

state H2 
{ 
 touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {    
    llWhisper(0, "State H2");
    //do stuff
    state_entry;
    }    
}
 

Your syntax error is being caused by missing brackets. here is a version that compiles:

default
{
    state_entry()
    {

        llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
    }
    
    on_rez(integer rez_num)
    {
    llResetScript();
    }

    listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
    {
        if(msg=="chaton")
        {
            llWhisper(0, "Chat On");
            state H;
        }

        if(msg=="chatoff")
        {
            llWhisper(69, "chat off");
            state default;
        }
    }
}

///////////ERROR : Syntax error/////////////

state H
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {

        llWhisper(0, "State H");
    //do stuff
        state H1;
    }
}

state H1
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
    llWhisper(0, "State H1");
    //do stuff

    state H2;
    }
}

state H2
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
    llWhisper(0, "State H2");
    //do stuff
    //   state_entry; dont know what you want here.. .maybe state default?
    }
}

Thanks RJ, you were right about the missing bracket. Dang I swear I checked for that 6 or 7 times before posting. Right also on "state_entry" i would not compile until I changed it to "state default".

Now the script works so that "/1 chaton" turns the touch activated states on, but "/1 chatoff" does not work to return to the default state.

EDIT: I verified in the wiki that on state change all listens are released. I assume I probably need a new "listen" in each state, if that is possible. ??

EDIT: I tried putting a "listen" inside of state H and it would not compile, I guess I will go read up on it at the wiki.

default
{
        state_entry()
        {
           
            llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
        }
        on_rez(integer rez_num)
        {
            llResetScript();
        }
        
        listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
        {   
            if(msg=="chaton")
                {
                llWhisper(0, "Chat On");
                state H; 
                } 

            if(msg=="chatoff")
                {
                llWhisper(0, "Chat Off");
                state default;
                }
        }
}

    state H
    { 
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {    
 
    llWhisper(0, "State H");
    //do stuff
    state H1; 
    } 
    }

state H1
{ 
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {    
    llWhisper(0, "State H1");
    //do stuff    
    state H2; 
    } 
}

state H2 
{ 
 touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {    
    llWhisper(0, "State H2");
    //do stuff
    state default;
    }    
}
 

This is untested... but should work for ya......


default
{
state_entry()
{
llListen(1,"","",""; //anyone can change it.
}
on_rez(integer rez_num)
{
llResetScript();
}
listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
{
if(msg=="chaton"
{
llWhisper(0, "Chat On";
state H;
}
}
}

state h
{
state_entry()
{
llListen(1,"","",""; //anyone can change it.
}
//put touch event here
on_rez(integer rez_num)
{
llResetScript();
}
listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
{
if(msg=="chatoff"
{
llWhisper(0, "Chat off";
state default;
}
}
}

Fantastic, that worked, here is the final working script.

///////////////
default
{
        state_entry()
        { 
            llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
	//llListen(1,"",llGetOwner(),""); //only owner can change it.
            llWhisper(0, "State Default");
        }
        on_rez(integer rez_num)
        {
            llResetScript();
        }
        
        listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
        {   
            if(msg=="chaton")
                {
                llWhisper(0, "Chat On, Change to State H");
                state H;
                }
        }
}

    state H
    {
        state_entry()
    {
        llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
    }
    ////////////put touch event here
     
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {
        llWhisper(0, "Change to State H2");
        //do stuff
        state H2; 
    }
    ///////////
    on_rez(integer rez_num)
    {
        llResetScript();
    }

    listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
    {
        if(msg=="chatoff")
        {
            llWhisper(0, "Chat Off");
            state default;
        }
    }
}

state H2
    {
        state_entry()
    {
        llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
    }
    ////////////put touch event here
     
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {
        llWhisper(0, "Change to State H3");
        //do stuff
        state H3; 
    }
    ///////////
    on_rez(integer rez_num)
    {
        llResetScript();
    }

    listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
    {
        if(msg=="chatoff")
        {
            llWhisper(0, "Chat Off");
            state default;
        }
    }
}

state H3
    {
        state_entry()
    {
        llListen(1,"","",""); //anyone can change it.
    }
    ////////////put touch event here
     
    touch_start(integer total_number) 
    {
        llWhisper(0, "Change to State Default");
        //do stuff
        state default; 
    }
    ///////////
    on_rez(integer rez_num)
    {
        llResetScript();
    }

    listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string msg)
    {
        if(msg=="chatoff")
        {
            llWhisper(0, "Chat Off");
            state default;
        }
    }
}