Scripting help

[Legenden]

Hello, I'd like a hand for my first script. I'm a total rookie. So according to MTA wiki I had to write this:

     "YourName" type="gamemode" name="My Server" description="My first MTA DM server" /> 
     

But as I loaded the resource in my server it said:

[04:22:15] SCRIPT ERROR: myserver/newb.lua:9: '' expected near 'end'

Help please.

[Jaysds1]

This is the wrong place to post this but i'll help...

The meta.xml file should have everything that is included in your resource,

so if you create another file, it should be put in the meta.xml as:

<script src="newb.lua" /> 

Moderator, Can you move this to the scripting section please

[Legenden]

This is the wrong place to post this but i'll help...

The meta.xml file should have everything that is included in your resource,

so if you create another file, it should be put in the meta.xml as:

<script src="newb.lua" /> 

Moderator, Can you move this to the scripting section please

I did that at the first time, I just copied the example from wiki.

[myonlake]

This is the wrong place to post this but i'll help...

The meta.xml file should have everything that is included in your resource,

so if you create another file, it should be put in the meta.xml as:

<script src="newb.lua" /> 

Moderator, Can you move this to the scripting section please

I did that at the first time, I just copied the example from wiki.

This is the wrong board to put the thread, however, I'd like to see the lines from 0-10.

[Jaysds1]

ok, the problem is in the script,

can you post the script please

[Legenden]

 The newb.lua file: 
local spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ = 386, -1926, 1 
function joinHandler() 
    spawnPlayer(source, spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ) 
    fadeCamera(source, true) 
    setCameraTarget(source, source) 
    outputChatBox("Welcome to My Server", source) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), joinHandler) 
end 
function createVehicleForPlayer(thePlayer, spawn, 468) 
local x,y,z = getElementPosition(thePlayer)  
x = x + 5  
local createdVehicle = createVehicle(tonumber(468),x,y,z) 
if (createdVehicle == false) then 
        outputChatBox("fail",thePlayer) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ("createvehicle", createVehicleForPlayer) 
   

 The meta.xml file: 

     "Legenden" type="gamemode" name="My Server" description="First attempt in scripting" /> 
     

(thePlayer, spawn, 468) - if you wonder what this means:

-- create the function the command handler calls, with the arguments: thePlayer, command, vehicleModel

function createVehicleForPlayer(thePlayer, command, vehicleModel)

-- create a vehicle and stuff

end

-- create a command handler

addCommandHandler("createvehicle", createVehicleForPlayer)

[Sparrow]

this is it:

local spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ = 386, -1926, 1 
function joinHandler() 
    spawnPlayer(source, spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ) 
    fadeCamera(source, true) 
    setCameraTarget(source, source) 
    outputChatBox("Welcome to My Server", source) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), joinHandler) 
  
function createVehicleForPlayer(thePlayer, spawn, 468) 
local x,y,z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
x = x + 5 
local createdVehicle = createVehicle(tonumber(468),x,y,z) 
if (createdVehicle == false) then 
        outputChatBox("fail",thePlayer) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ("createvehicle", createVehicleForPlayer) 

I only remove the 'end' after

addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), joinHandler) 

[Legenden]

this is it:

local spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ = 386, -1926, 1 
function joinHandler() 
    spawnPlayer(source, spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ) 
    fadeCamera(source, true) 
    setCameraTarget(source, source) 
    outputChatBox("Welcome to My Server", source) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), joinHandler) 
  
function createVehicleForPlayer(thePlayer, spawn, 468) 
local x,y,z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
x = x + 5 
local createdVehicle = createVehicle(tonumber(468),x,y,z) 
if (createdVehicle == false) then 
        outputChatBox("fail",thePlayer) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ("createvehicle", createVehicleForPlayer) 

I only remove the 'end' after

addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), joinHandler) 

Like this it says:

[00:49:32] Script error: myserver\newb.lua:9: or "...." expected near '468'

Thanks anyway.

[Sparrow]

This is it:

local spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ = 386, -1926, 1 
function joinHandler() 
    spawnPlayer(source, spawnX, spawnY, spawnZ) 
    fadeCamera(source, true) 
    setCameraTarget(source, source) 
    outputChatBox("Welcome to My Server", source) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), joinHandler) 
    
function createVehicleForPlayer(thePlayer, spawn) 
    local x,y,z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
    x = x + 5 
    local createdVehicle = createVehicle(tonumber(468),x,y,z) 
    if (createdVehicle == false) then 
        outputChatBox("fail",thePlayer) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ("createvehicle", createVehicleForPlayer) 

I test it in my local server and it's working.

[Legenden]

Thanks now it's working. That "468" was useless.

[Sparrow]

you're welcome