What does this error mean?

[Franky]

what does this error mean?

attempt to call global (a nil value)

ERROR: ...ver/mods/deathmatch/resources/script/asd.lua:8: attempt to call global 'getVehicleEngineState' (a nil value)

[Simbad de Zeeman]

umm. yea. that functions doesn't exist. but it is on the wiki, it should be in DP3 i thought.

[Franky]

but how to i get to know then if the engine is on or off?

[Gamesnert]

what does this error mean?

attempt to call global (a nil value)

ERROR: ...ver/mods/deathmatch/resources/script/asd.lua:8: attempt to call global 'getVehicleEngineState' (a nil value)

You might have used it in a way of which MTA thought it was a variable? Like you need to do (arguments) behind it. =/

It should work fine, since there are enough resources containing this...

[Franky]

function engineOnOff ( thePlayer ) 
    local playerVehicle = getPlayerOccupiedVehicle ( thePlayer ) 
    if ( playerVehicle ) == false then 
        outputChatBox ( "You need to be in a vehicle!",thePlayer, 225, 1, 1 ) 
    else 
        local playerseat = getPlayerOccupiedVehicleSeat ( thePlayer ) 
        if ( playerseat ) == 0 then 
            local enginestate = getVehicleEngineState ( playerVehicle ) 
            if ( enginestate ) == true then 
                setVehicleEngineState ( playerVehicle, false ) 
            else 
                setVehicleEngineState ( playerVehicle, true ) 
            end 
        else 
            outputChatBox ( "You need to be the driver!", thePlayer, 255, 1, 1 ) 
        end         
  
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ( "engine", engineOnOff ) 

Can someone fix what i did wrong?

[Mr.Hankey]

The category for getVehicleEngineState at the wiki says "Category: Changes in DP3"

This function does not exist in DP2.

[Gamesnert]

The category for getVehicleEngineState at the wiki says "Category: Changes in DP3"

This function does not exist in DP2.

So in that case, you'll need setElementData to do it, right?

[Franky]

thank you

[Michael_Sund]

It says in the wiki if a function/event is only in DP3

[churchill]

I think we've established that already

[Michael_Sund]

I think we've established that already

just telling him

[Franky]

It says in the wiki if a function/event is only in DP3

it doesn't say if it comes in DP3 or not.. check it yourself

http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... ngineState

[50p]

http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... ges_in_DP3