SetFlagSide doesn't set flag's side

[Lacota]

What am I missing here. I call setflagside like so;

MyFlag setFlagSide West
hint(side MyFlag)

and the hint says civ which is how the flag is initialized. Are there rules around when a flag's side can be set?

Thanks Guys

[xenofanes]

I REALLY  don't know, but maybe brackets are needed, like so:
MyFlag setFlagSide "West"

     
   
     

[Platoon Patton]

Myflag SetFlagside West is correct,no brackets needed.

Try hint format["Flag owned by %1",side MyFlag]

[Lacota]

Thanks guys

Side function doesn't seem to be supported for flags. Kind of annoying.

[Platoon Patton]

U could work with a Variable,Flagstatus.

Flagstat =0   means Neutral
Flagstat =1   means Flag is West
Flagstat =2   means Flag is East
....

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Myflag SetFlagside West ; Flagstat = 1
?(Flagstat == 0): _flagmsg = "NEUTRAL"
?(Flagstat == 1): _flagmsg = "WEST"
?(Flagstat == 2): _flagmsg = "EAST"
hint format ["Flag owned by %1",_flagmsg]

[Zombie]

this is an excerpt from a script by Karillion that I use for ctf's.  Call this script from the init.sqs:

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;;CTF script by KaRRiLLioN
;;This selects the flag's name

_flag = _this select 0
?(isnull _flag):goto "end"

;;The following simply sets the textures on the flags and can be
;;changed to whatever you want.  You could actually
;;remove the ?(_flag==FlagW) and instead just put in
;;FlagW SetFlagTexture "\Flags\Nato.jpg and do the same
;;for each one.

?(_flag==FlagW):_flag setflagtexture "\Flags\nato.jpg"
?(_flag==FlagE):_flag setflagtexture "\Flags\Ussr.jpg"
;;?(_flag==FlagR):_flag setflagtexture "\Flags\Pirates.jpg"

;;This just creates a name for when the flag is taken or
;;capped or dropped.

?(_flag==FlagW):_flagname="the NATO Flag"
?(_flag==FlagE):_flagname="the Soviet Flag"
?(_flag==FlagR):_flagname="the Resistance Flag"

;;This inits the flagside for each flag.

?(_flag==FlagW):_flag SetFlagSide WEST
?(_flag==FlagE):_flag SetFlagSide EAST
?(_flag==FlagR):_flag SetFlagSide RESISTANCE

;;this sets the flag owner to nobody

_flag setFlagOwner objNull
_death=1

#start
~1
_flagowner=Flagowner _flag
?(isnull _flagowner):Goto "start"
?(Side _flagowner==WEST):_team="NATO" ;_flagownerside=WEST
?(Side _flagowner==EAST):_team="Soviets"; _flagownerside=EAST
?(Side _flagowner==RESISTANCE):_team="Resistance"; _flagownerside=RESISTANCE
?(alive _flagowner): _death=1
?(_death==0):Goto "Flagreturn"
?!(Alive _flagowner):Goto "DeadHasFlag"

[Lacota]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I was crazy to think that since you could set the flag's side, that you should be able to read it. I found a suitable work around that involves using a marker.