scalar bool string 0xfcffffef

[Blanco]

Who or what is scalar bool string 0xfcffffef?

I've wrote this script

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;getunits.sqs
_grps = _this select 0
_c = count _grps

_allunits = []
_grpcount = 0


#Repeat
_b = 0
_grp =  _grps select _grpcount
_u = units _grp

#L
_man = _u select _b
_allunits = _allunits + [_man]
_b =_b + 1
~0.2
?_b < count _u : goto "L"

?_grpcount < _c : _grpcount = _grpcount + 1;goto "Repeat"

hint format ["%1",_allunits]
I need it to get all the units from the groups in an exec array.
At the end all units are put in the _allunits array

I run it like this :

[ [grp1,grp2] ] exec "script.sqs"

When I debug I have 13 men in the _allunits array...
Should be 12 cos I run it with 2 groups, 6 men each.  

The 13th man in the array is mister scalar bool string 0xfcffffef
Who the hell is that?
...or what's wrong with the script?  

[macguba]

That's the game's way of saying "WTF?   Doesn't exist you loser"     It's one of the commonest error messages.

[Artak]

What would happen if you'd put
?_grpcount == _c : goto "L"
_grpcount = _grpcount + 1;goto "Repeat"

instead of
?_grpcount < _c : _grpcount = _grpcount + 1;goto "Repeat"

[dmakatra]

That's the game's way of saying "WTF?   Doesn't exist you loser"     It's one of the commonest error messages.

ROFL. Someone should make a mod that turns it into that message instead. ;D

The easiest way to deal with a scalar bool error is to locate the particular array, boolean, variabel or string that is affected by this. Use the hint format command.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[Unnamed]

Your doing a count on groups then comparing it with the array index, _grpcount. Which starts at 0. You could either deduct one from your count:

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_c = (count _grps)-1
Or make the group count similar to your unit count loop:

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_grpcount = _grpcount + 1
?_grpcount < _c : goto "Repeat"

[Blanco]

I could solve it this way :

Code: [Select]

_grps = _this select 0
_allunits = []


_wtf = "scalar bool array string 0xfcffffef"

_grps = _this select 0
_c = count _grps

_allunits = []
_grpcount = 0


#Repeat
_b = 0
_grp =  _grps select _grpcount
_u = units _grp

#L
_man = _u select _b
?format["%1",_man ] == _wtf : goto "cycle"
_allunits = _allunits + [_man]

#cycle
_b =_b + 1
~0.1
?_b < count _u : goto "L"

?_grpcount < _c : _grpcount = _grpcount + 1;goto "Repeat"

hint format ["%1",_allunits]

 

[ACF]

Unnamed has got the solution, but here's the problem:

In your example _c == 2.

grp1 is counted when _grpcount == 0, grp2 when _grpcount == 1.  At that point:

?_grpcount < _c : _grpcount = _grpcount + 1;goto "Repeat"

As 1 < 2, _grpcount is incremented to 2 and the "Repeat" loop runs again.  Unfortunately, this calls _grps Select 2 which doesn't exist, so OFP generates the ‘scalar bool string 0xfcffffef'.  This gets added as the 13th warrior in _allunits before _grpcount is incremented again to 3 and exits the _grpcount loop.