Syntax for deleting a whole group?

[Mr.BoDean]

Sorry , couldn't find it .   And my trials didn't work .

I thought it would be something like :

"deletevehicle _x" foreach units groupname

but nothing happened and I think I got an error when I dropped the 'units' part.     :-\

i.e., I have a group with 12 units and I want them all to be deleted when all of the units in the group have died.

[macguba]

There are scripts for removing dead bodies in the Ed Depot.

[LCD]

da prob is dat after unit dies it gets deleted of da group (wen its called down) - so in ur case only da last unit 2 die wil b deleted - 2 make complete delete wen dey all die u need 2 make array of da group (not usin da group array) nd delete em den

or u can just delete em 1 by 1 wen dey die

LCD OUT

[Komuna]

da prob is dat after unit dies it gets deleted of da group (wen its called down) - so in ur case only da last unit 2 die wil b deleted - 2 make complete delete wen dey all die u need 2 make array of da group (not usin da group array) nd delete em den

or u can just delete em 1 by 1 wen dey die

LCD OUT

In other words:

_group = units MyGroup

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#check
{IF (!(alive _x)) THEN {deleteVehicle _x}} foreach _group
~5
? "Alive _x" count _group > 0 : Goto "Check"(one by one deletion)

OR

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@("alive _x" count _group == 0)
"deletevehicle _x" foreach _group(whole group deletion)


#Edit
#Comment to the following LCD post

Sorry, m8! I won't disturb your posts anymore.

[LCD]

thx kom ;D

he didnt even got da opt 2 aks me wat did i meen  

LCD OUT

[Mr.BoDean]

thx kom ;D

he didnt even got da opt 2 aks me wat did i meen  

LCD OUT

 :beat: LOL guys ... Sorry took so long to get back to you LCD ...damn work keeping me from playing!  :-X    ;D  Thanks for the answers. I Will try that out.

Also, Mac I had previously tried to use  an old script by dreaming_adam which I never got to work, along with several others on this board. The only other script I saw in the ed depot was for each individual unit .   :-\      

[Mr.BoDean]

hmm, okay guys ..getting error message with

"deletevehicle _x" foreach _group

error: ...foreach .. Type group ,expected array

So I tried :

"deletevehicle _x" foreach [units _group]

and got error: ...type array , expected object


since I have multiple AI groups that will be spawned from a script, I don't really want them to run a separate script to dlete them when dead. I want to place it at the end of their patrol script when all dead.

So I'm not clear on making the array, I guess. Nor would I know how to make one if the units of the group will be spawned into a present AI leader's group later.  

[LCD]

did u put dat line ?

_group = units MyGroup

nd MyGroup is suposed 2 b da group name

@ kom

Sorry, m8! I won't disturb your posts anymore.

kool ;D

i dont like em bein disturbed cuz den i get extra post explainin ma prev post (nd dats post count talkin )

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[Chris Death]

So I tried :

"deletevehicle _x" foreach [units _group]

and got error: ...type array , expected object

The error says:

There was an array, where an object (or more) were expected.

You know why?

units _group already is an array

Now if you put units _group into another array, you
got an array inside an array (= a subarray)

"deleteVehicle _x" requires an array, consisting of object/s

like: [unit1,unit2,unit3]
or: units _group
or: list triggername
or: arrayname
or: thislist (if it's the trigger itself where you execute the command).

~S~ CD

[Mr.BoDean]

Ok guys ...thanx for the responses...but...
 
@LCD -  Yea, I'm using this at top of script

_curgroup = paragroupF


@Chris - Ok, so I understand how I could make an array of unit names to delete,but ....

I tried this out on a separate test mission, having a group first walk into a trigger which kills them. Then I activate a radio trigger which activates a script and deletes them using

"deletevehicle _x" foreach units _curgroup


Voila! This works fine. However, in the mission I want to use the deletion in, the units are spawned into a group using the createunit command. Using the same scenario as above, the units do not get deleted . No errors, but the bodies are still there.

   So I'm guessing it must have something to do with the spawning? There is an officer unit in the editor with

paragroupF = group this

in its init. line. The units are then created into that group.

Any ideas?  :-\  

[LCD]

put da

_curgroup = paragroupF

after u create da units ;D - also put 1 sec delay after u create em nd b4 dat line

LCD OUT

[Mr.BoDean]

Hmm... still no worky.  :-\  I even changed the _curgroup variable to the _groupname variable used to call the script , which is paragroupF .

[Mi17,paragroupF] exec "Parascript.sqs"


Basically the script controls a helicopter movement, group spawn, heli drop, group move, heli delete then should be group deletion when done.

Again, I was able to use the

"deletevehicle _x" foreach units _group

on a group created in the editor, but so far not in script with spawned group.

[Unnamed]

What about if you put this in the init string of your createunit commands:

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Currunits=Currunits+[This]Will look something like this:

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CurrUnits=[]

"soldierWB" createunit [ [_ax + (random 10),_ay + (random 10),_az],group Officer1,"CurrUnits=CurrUnits+[This]",0.5,"sergeant"]

"soldierWB" createunit [ [_ax + (random 10),_ay - (random 10),_az],group Officer1,"CurrUnits=CurrUnits+[This]",0.5,"corporal"]

I used a global array assuming the rule about not using local variables in a units init field still stands when creating units using a script. Plus it makes it easier to define and empty your array each time you want to create a new group.

Then call your delete vehicle script with Currunits:

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{DeleteVehicle _x} ForEach Currunits
I hope to use createunits for the same purpose myself in the near future, so I'm interested in the solution to your problem.