Timer and fx:setlight problems

[Lmaoboat]

I've almost finished a completely script self contained script for creating a number display, and to change the displayed number, I have to remove the lights and create them again. The only way to remove them is set the duration very low and have them time out, but even setting the duration to zero will have them still existing when the script does everything instantly. I didn't want to have to rely on extra external timers to make sure everything happens right, so a tried to make each script spawn it's own. There where my other problem is:

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spawn("timer", self.level, self.x, self.y, 3, "self.name".."time")

time = findEntity("self.name".."time")


time:setTimerInterval(0.1)

time:addConnector("activate", self.name, "makelight()")
time:addConnector("activate", self.name, "test()")

function test()
print("succsess")
end

time:activate()

I know it doesn't have anything to do with the naming, because it tried with static names as well. I'm not getting errors, but I still can't seem to get the timer to do anything.

[Montis]

Try the below (you need to replace "self" in the 3rd line to the script entity that contains the makelight function).

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spawn("timer", self.level, self.x, self.y, 3, self.id.."time")
	:setTimerInterval(.1)
	:addConnector("activate", self.id, "makelight")
	:addConnector("activate", self.id, "test")
	:activate()

function test()
print("success")
end

You might also want to add

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	:addConnector("activate", self.id.."time", "deactivate")

so it only runs once after activation.

[Lmaoboat]

Can't believe I was using self.name this entire time... and putting in quotes.

[Lmaoboat]

Awesome, I think everything might just be working now! You have even hammer the button to no ill effect! Now just to write the timer part again because the editor crashed!

[Montis]

Happy to help