OMG! Wow...llGetNotecardLine() works with a KEY even if not in the prim's inventory! But..

[Love Zhaoying]

Ok, so I won't go into why the subject line is such an awesome discovery for me.

Here's the "But..":  How can I check if a value is a valid key vs. Inventory item (in the prim)?

If I check with llGetInventoryType(using a key) it returns INVENTORY_NONE even though llGetNotecardLine() works.

I realize there are considerations for the asset permissions: the Notecard must have similar permissions to the script and object it is in..so I can't read a "full perms" notecard with a "no copy/no mod" script (unless I own both).

Here is my question put another way:

What I want to do is this in pseudocode:

if (notecardname appears to be a key) then

  read notecard line; // <== This does not result in an error even if the key is not a valid key..but it WORKS even if not in the prim's inventory.

else if (llGetInventoryType(notecardname)==INVENTORY_NOTE) // <== This only works if a name is passed, if you try a key OR an name not in inventory, then you get INVENTORY_NONE

  read notecard line;

else

  llOwnerSay("Notecard not found!"+notecardname);

 *EDIT* Yes, I know a notecard gets a new key/UUID every time it is edited.

[Dora Gustafson]

llGetInventoryType( string name) only accepts a string as argument so when you give it a key it will look for a name not found in inventory.

With that in mind I only see what can be expected in your example.
I do not claim to fully understand your post, but you can blame me for that

:smileysurprised::smileyvery-happy:

[Nova Convair]

What is the question? You already know everything

Inventory functions are for inventory objects only and don't work for asset-uuid's.

If you want - for example - let your customers change settings by editing a notecard in their inventory and pass the uuid to the script - that will work. If they get the wrong uuid the script will throw an error. That will teach 'em.

[Love Zhaoying]

The real question is in two parts, I think:

a) Is there a way to check if I have what looks like a valid key, for a notecard that is not in inventory??

b) If the notecard read fails by UUID, is there any way at all to check for an error due to read failling (besides setting a timer and assuming timer going off meant that the read failed)?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

In answer to your first question, while LSL can tell you if something is a possible uuid  there's no way to test if it actually belongs to anything, and certainly not whether it's the uuid of a notecard or an avatar.

So I guess you're correct and the only way to tell if the uuid is that of a notecard is to set a timer and see if you get a response from the dataserver.

As you've probably realised, the notecard's uuid changes each time it's edited, so while the script can read a notecard in your inventory (as opposed to the prim's inventory) if it knows the uuid, if you ever edit the notecard, then that will break the script.

[Love Zhaoying]

Yes to all, I even caught the fact the UUID changes and put that in an *EDIT* in my post earlier. I guess the only answer to THAT one is to have a server that can update clients with any new UUID on request.

Thanks!