Script to start media without touch.

[WhisperingPond]

Is it possible to start a media, in this case it's just a URL of an image file on my server. The way it works now is that the prim has to be touched for the photo to appear. Is it possible for a script to make the image appear when an avatar reaches a certain distance from the prim. I don't know anything about writing scripts, but I found a couple of sites that let me push a few buttons and create a script automatically. When it involves getting media to show up the way I want, they alway say the prim has to be touched. Thank you.

[KT Kingsley]

I'm going to vote for a sensor here, though there's several methods that might be considered, depending on the specific circumstances of your setup.

In the state_entry event in the script create a repeating sensor:

state_entry ()
{
    //... the rest of the code. Add:
    llSensorRepeat ("", "", AGENT, 20.0, PI, 5.0);
}

This will scan for any avatars within 20 metres, in all directions, every five seconds.

Replace the touch_start (or possibly touch_end) event with a sensor event:

//touch_start (integer count) //comment out the touch event header and replace it with a sensor event header
sensor (integer count) // replace the variable name "count" with the actual variable name used in the original header
{
    //... with any luck the same code as in the touch event will work in a sensor event
}

I haven't checked that code in-world, so there may be errors. And without seeing the original script, well, who knows...

Good luck!

[Wulfie Reanimator]

The answer is closer to "yes but no."

You cannot force MOAP (media on a prim) to show up on its own. Each viewer has a setting about whether or not media can auto-play. For those that have it off, you're out of luck until they touch the object (but even that can be disabled).

Edited July 29, 2020 by Wulfie Reanimator

[Manolo Unplugged]

the only way is to use something like llParcelMediaCommandList([PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AGENT,"here the key id of the avatar that is going to use the media",PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL,"your media url here",PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PLAY, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TYPE, "audio/basic"]);  

But in order to force a play you need to shot that address with post method in a php script and you need to use llOpenRemoteDataChannel

Edited December 4, 2021 by Manolo Unplugged

[WhisperingPond]

8 hours ago, Manolo Unplugged said:

the only way is to use something like llParcelMediaCommandList([PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AGENT,"here the key id of the avatar that is going to use the media",PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL,"your media url here",PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PLAY, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TYPE, "audio/basic"]);  

But in order to force a play you need to shot that address with post method in a php script and you need to use llOpenRemoteDataChannel

Thank you. I've never tried writing a script. Do I simply copy and paste your sample (along with my URL) into a note and save it as a script? Or is there something more?