Scripting help needed!

[adamb]

Hey, i just got a problem while scripting this, and i would need help with it.

It gives me this error: Bad arguement @ 'setElementParent' [Expected element at arguement 1, got nil]

setTimer(  
            function() 
            victimblip = createBlip(Mx, My, Mz, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1) 
            end, 1000, 0) 
            setElementParent(victimblip, theMugPlace) 
             

[iPrestege]

You have to ' setElementParent' After 1 sec because the blip was not created yet .

[K4stic]

and more easy to no use timer to create blip attacked to theMugPlace

createBlipAttachedTo( theMugPlace, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0 ) 

[adamb]

Thanks for the quick reply,

Tho, i need to delay SetElementParent with a timer? Can you show me how?

And i do need time to create the blip.

[iPrestege]

setTimer(setElementParent,1000,0,victimblip,theMugPlace) 

[adamb]

Nope, that still gets me the same problem just repeated again and again and again.

[iPrestege]

setTimer( 
    function ( ) 
        if isElement ( victimblip ) then 
            setElementParent ( victimblip,theMugPlace ) 
        end 
    end,1000,0) 

[adamb]

Worked, thanks!

[iPrestege]

You're welcome .

[Castillo]

What's the point of that timer? you had one to create the blip, just add the setElementParent after you create it inside the same function.

[adamb]

What's the point of that timer? you had one to create the blip, just add the setElementParent after you create it inside the same function.

I'm making a police callout system, and i'm trying to make it as real as possible, so delaying it would make it more realistic, as real police doesn't get all their calls at the same time.

[Castillo]

I'm not saying that you shouldn't use the timer to create it, I'm saying that you can use the same timer that creates it to set the parent.