variables (tough)

[toadlife]

and what does it mean to execute a string as if it were code?  does that mean it just gets rid of the quotes?

Yep, it does get rid of the quotes.

Lets say you have this global variable...

mycodestring = "player setdamage 1"

If in  a script, you put..

Code: [Select]

call mycodestring

it would be EXACTLY the same as putting this in the script...

Code: [Select]

player setdamage 1

The call command simple takes a string and "executes" the contents of the string as if you had typed the string in the script.

[.pablo.]

nevermind, questions answered  

is my imagination or has format been around longer than call?  kind of weird considering call is just the opposite of format (in my understanding of it).

new problem:
i put this in a guy's init:

(call (soldiernames select 0) = this);

it says unknown operator and points at the =, what gives?
is call restricted to local variables or something?

[toadlife]

It's possible the call command will not work in a units init feild. Why not just name the soldier?


Format has been around since v1.0. It outputs a string as opposed to the call command which outputs the contents of a string.


Edit:call and format can be used together to create dynamically named variables, which has led to alot more posibilities for those nuts who code COC. I won't get into that though. I havn't had my Coffee yet this morning.

[.pablo.]

It's possible the call command will not work in a units init feild. Why not just name the soldier?

there was a reason, i just don't remember it right now...

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@ pablo

u forgot 2 add da



in da endof ur sentence

so it shud b like dat

there was a reason, i just don't remember it right now...  

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[.pablo.]

oh no!  

lol

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