" On / Off " script Required

Greetings All and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I have just looked throught the 16 pages of this forum but I can't find what I am looking for... I seek a simple " On / Off " script that would either activate or deactivate a fire in a fireplace by just touching the object.

Your help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

This is making assumptions that the fire place is all linked and I can't fully be sure of the commands at this time, plus I won't have the script needed for the child prims (flames themselves)|particles (particle flames?) but

integer FireOn=0;

default
{
   state_entry()
   {
	  if(FireOn == 0 )
	  {
		  llLinkedMessage(LINK_SET,"fireoff"); // I am sure this command may need more options, look it up in the Wiki  This will make sure that once rezed the fire will be turned off
	  }

   on_rez(integer param)
   {
	  llResetScript();	// Always a good idea to have this on_rez funtion
   }

   touch_start(integer tparam)
   {
	   if(FireOn == 0 )
	  {
 		  llLinkedMessage(LINK_SET,"fireon"); // I am sure this command may need more options, look it up in the Wiki
		  FireOn = 1;
 	  }
	  else
	  {
 		  llLinkedMessage(LINK_SET,"fireoff"); // I am sure this command may need more options, look it up in the Wiki
 		  FireOn = 0;
	   }
   }
		  
}

After this you would need the particles script OR the child flame prims(which I assume here) to have a script that has a linked_message function in them to receive the on and off commands.

I am sorry to say at this time this is where my help must stop, I am at work and can not verify anything I have typed or gather more command information.

The Wiki can help you out a lot with what you need to do.
I hope the bit I gave helps point you in the right direction

alternatively:

default
{
   state_entry()
   {
       llLinkedMessage(LINK_SET,"fireoff");
   }

   on_rez(integer param)
   {
       llResetScript();
   }

   touch_start(integer num)
   {
        state on;
   }

on
{
    state_entry()
    {
            llLinkedMessage(LINK_SET,"fireon");
    }

    touch_start(integer num)
    {
        state default;
    }

   on_rez(integer param)
   {
       llResetScript();
   }     
}

True, I do need to use states more often, would the on state really need the on_rez()?

For my specific example: not really. since there's no variables being stored a reset script isn't truely needed anywhere, but if the person making the original inquiry added onto what I posted, then it would be a good idea to reset the object on rez in any state. An object remembers what state it was in when "De-rezzed" and there are situations where a script needs to be reset on rez no matter what state it was in when it was taken into inventory.

Thanks! I'll give it a crack

I contributed this script a little while ago, which should do what you want.

Sounds like you don't even want the fire to "burn out" after a set time, so you could even remove the timer if you wanted to.