llMessageLinked and dataserver event

[Lilah Munster]

I am tring to activate a script that reads a notecard from a dialog menu in another script, using llMessageLinked.  The problem is, I am not real familiar with dataserver events, and am trying to adapt an existing script that reads the notecard on touch.  I strongly suspect I am putting the dataserver event in the wrong place.

The menu script appears to be sending the message correctly, at least, according to this little debugging script I got from the wiki:

default
{ 
    // Quick and dirty debugging link_messages
    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string msg, key id) 
    {
        llSay(DEBUG_CHANNEL, llList2CSV([sender_num, num, msg, id]));
    }
}

 That returns :"Object Name: 1, 0, Start," on the debug channel.

 

My attempt to modify the notecard reading script looks like this:

integer numread; 
string line; 
key request2; 
integer reading; 
string msg;
default {     
    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string msg, key id)  
    {
    }
    
    dataserver(key queryid, string data) { 
        while (msg == "Start")        
        if(queryid == request2) { 
            if(data != EOF) { 
                llSetObjectName("~");      
                llOwnerSay(data);
                request2 = llGetNotecardLine(llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_NOTECARD,0),++numread);
            } else {
                llSetObjectName("Object Name Goes Here");                          
                llResetScript(); 
            }
        }              
    } 
}

That compiles, but fails silently.  The original notecard reading script works fine, on a touch event.  However, as this is a more complex item than the one I used the original script in, with multiple menu options, I really don't want it reading off the notecard every time it's clicked.  Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

[Innula Zenovka]

You need to ask for the first line of the notecard inside the link_message event, to get things started.   Something like this

integer numread;string line;key request2;integer reading;string msg;string myname;string notecard;default {	link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string msg, key id)	{		if ("Start"==msg){			myname = llGetObjectName();			notecard = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_NOTECARD,0);//get the notecard's name			if(llGetInventoryType(notecard)==INVENTORY_NOTECARD){//make sure there is a notecard to read				numread=0;//zero the counter				llSetObjectName("~");				request2 = llGetNotecardLine(notecard,numread);//and ask for the first line			}		}	}	dataserver(key queryid, string data) {		if(queryid == request2) {			if(data != EOF) {				data = llStringTrim(data,STRING_TRIM);//chop off leading and trailing spaces				if(data){//if there's anything to read					llOwnerSay(data);				}				request2 = llGetNotecardLine(notecard,++numread);//and ask for the next line			}			else {//reached end of file				llSetObjectName(myname);				llResetScript();			}		}	}}

 Having said that, I would always, unless there was a compelling reason not to, read the notecard once, when the script starts (or when the notecard changes),  into a list or a series of variables, and then refer to that at run-time.  

[Lilah Munster]

Thank you very much, it's working now.  I will try the list.