Problem with timed message script

[Bazim]

Hello i have this script

-- define function to be called 
  
function delayedChat ( text ) 
        outputChatBox ( "Delayed text: " .. text ) 
end 
  
-- set a timer so the function is called after 1 second 
setTimer ( delayedChat, 1000, 1, "Hello, World!" ) 

And any sec. is to do send text Delayed text: Hello, World! but there's nothing doing.

[Guest]

How did you test to see if it was working?

Include print()'s in the script to debug from the console.

[Bazim]

No response.

[Guest]

I did this instead, so I could test from the console, and it worked fine for me.

function delayedChat ( text ) 
        print( text ) 
end 
setTimer( delayedChat, 1000, 1, "Hello, World!" ) 

I have no idea why it wouldn't for you. Whatever the problem is, it's not in the code you posted.

[Bazim]

thx, I see. That message is sending every second just once.

1) How can i set up. sending message to infinite?

2) Can be message colored?

[norby89]

thx, I see. That message is sending every second just once.

1) How can i set up. sending message to infinite?

2) Can be message colored?

for infinite calls use 0 in setTimer, and yes you can use colors

function delayedChat ( text, showTo, r, g, b ) 
        outputChatBox ( "Delayed text: " .. text, showTo, r, g, b ) 
end 
  
setTimer ( delayedChat, 1000, 0, "Hello, World!", getRootElement(), 255, 0, 0 ) 

[[email protected]]

thx, I see. That message is sending every second just once.

1) How can i set up. sending message to infinite?

2) Can be message colored?

for infinite calls use 0 in setTimer, and yes you can use colors

function delayedChat ( text, showTo, r, g, b ) 
        outputChatBox ( "Delayed text: " .. text, showTo, r, g, b ) 
end 
  
setTimer ( delayedChat, 1000, 0, "Hello, World!", getRootElement(), 255, 0, 0 ) 

You can also put the timer inside the function that is called by the timer itself, and call the function simply 1 time

Then everytime the function is executed, it starts the timer again, which starts the function again, etc....

[Bazim]

Very thx you.