HELP Custom Car Names

[MightyAnimals]

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Edited July 27, 2014 by Guest

[.:HyPeX:.]

1C27BAcc6 seems like a userdata name, check its type.

Else, we need to know how you get the variables, we cant just make magic

[MightyAnimals]

Well, in the begin of the script i've got

local carname = { }

carname[506] = {"Austin Martin Z12 Zagato MD10"}

carname[560] = {"1993 Subaru Impreza"}

when I do

outputChatBox("(( This " .. tostring(carname) .. " belongs to " .. ownerName .. ". ))", thePlayer, 255, 195, 14)

it gives me those variables.

in the spoiler it says vehnameid which is the vehicles.sql. shows nil when I enter the car.

[Catalyst]

use

outputChatBox("(( This " .. tostring(carname[getVehicleModel(source)]) .. " belongs to " .. ownerName .. ". ))", thePlayer, 255, 195, 14) 

[MightyAnimals]

Neither did that work..

Still, I appriciate the help Jajcasz.

It's a roleplay script . forgot to say.

[.:HyPeX:.]

Oh i get it, that wont work, it was stated in another topic some time ago, using direct numbers as a variable in the table will determine a table position, and therefore, not work.

Therefore use something like this:

  
outputChatBox("(( This " .. tostring(carname."a"..getVehicleModel(source)[1]) .. " belongs to " .. ownerName .. ". ))", thePlayer, 255, 195, 14) 
--Remember to edit the table at the start of the script 
local carname = { } 
carname.a506 = {"Austin Martin Z12 Zagato MD10"} 
carname.a560 = {"1993 Subaru Impreza"} 
  

Also, you are returning a table in the carname, since the names are inside a table.

[MightyAnimals]

That didn't work though..

Still, thanks for trying.

That's what i've got to get the new name.

function getVehicleCustomNameAndIDFromModel(model) 
    local exists = 0 
    for k,v in pairs(carname) do 
        if k == model then 
            exists = 1 
        end 
    end 
    if exists == 1 then 
        local newvehnameid = math.random(1,#carname[model]) 
        return {carname[model][newvehnameid], newvehnameid} 
    else 
        return {getVehicleNameFromModel(model), 1} 
    end 
end 

[_DrXenon]

GetVehicleModel function exists?

I don't think so, use getElementModel.

[Addlibs]

GetVehicleModel function exists?

I don't think so, use getElementModel.

yep...

Try:

outputChatBox("(( This " .. tostring(carname[getElementModel(source)]) .. " belongs to " .. ownerName .. ". ))", thePlayer, 255, 195, 14) 

[MightyAnimals]

Still, didn't work.

GetVehicleNameFromModel

Does exist on the MTA wiki.

[IIYAMA]

Function works:

/srun getVehicleNameFromModel(470)

Command results: Patriot [string]

I recommend in case of wrong model:

return {getVehicleNameFromModel(model) or "", 1} 

[MightyAnimals]

Perhaps, some more explanation? I didn't quite get it the way you've just told me.

[IIYAMA]

You said the function didn't work.... so I showed you it does work.

Never heard of runcode?

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Resource:Runcode

You can execute all kinds of code with it. (client/server)

Example:

/start runcode  
  
/srun player = getPlayerFromName("[HB]IIYAMA") 
/srun setElemenPosition(player,0,0,10) 
/srun setElementHealth(player,100) 
/srun setElementFrozen(player,true) 
/srun setElementFrozen(player,false) 

Je moet meer outputDebugString gebruiken om te zien wat er fout gaat. Ik kan eigenlijk het probleem van je in deze stukjes code niet vinden.

[MightyAnimals]

Heh, the only thing I wanted was that it actually showed the custom car

> Example: This 1993 Sabaru Impreza Belongs to Brian O'Donnald.

Since I forgot what I had to do, I made this topic..

[IIYAMA]

I am not blind, I can see who wrote the topic.

function getVehicleCustomNameAndIDFromModel(model) 
    if model then 
        local carnameBuffered = carname[model] 
        if carnameBuffered then 
            local newvehnameid = math.random(1,#carnameBuffered) 
            return {carnameBuffered[newvehnameid] or getVehicleNameFromModel(model) or "", newvehnameid == 0 and 1 or newvehnameid} 
        else 
            return {getVehicleNameFromModel(model) or "", 1} 
        end 
    else 
        outputDebugString("ERROR: Invalid model") 
    end 
end 

[MightyAnimals]

That didn't work though.

Still thanks for taking the effort.

[IIYAMA]

That didn't work though.

Still thanks for taking the effort.

Then your problem is somewhere else.

[MightyAnimals]

That didn't work though.

Still thanks for taking the effort.

Then your problem is somewhere else.

Perhaps, yes, might have to make some clientside script aswell.

[.:HyPeX:.]

That didn't work though.

Still thanks for taking the effort.

Then your problem is somewhere else.

Perhaps, yes, might have to make some clientside script aswell.

Not Really. Your error is as he said somewhere else. Any errors in debug?

PD: getting the vehicle name from model will return GTA:SA's one.

[MightyAnimals]

It does post this:

ERROR: vehicle-system\s_vehicle_system.lua:868: attempt to concatenate upvalue 'carname'

[IIYAMA]

Example why you get this error:

theError =  {}  .. "" 

attempt to concatenate a table value

[MightyAnimals]

Yea.. That'd explain it.

[Addlibs]

outputChatBox("(( This " .. tostring(carname[getElementModel(source)][1]) .. " belongs to " .. ownerName .. ". ))", thePlayer, 255, 195, 14) --use first value of the tabble carname[model] ( carname[model][1] ) 

OR:

local carname = { } 
carname[506] = "Austin Martin Z12 Zagato MD10" 
carname[560] = "1993 Subaru Impreza" --notice I moved the strings out of the tables { } 

with

outputChatBox("(( This " .. tostring(carname[getElementModel(source)]) .. " belongs to " .. ownerName .. ". ))", thePlayer, 255, 195, 14) 

[MightyAnimals]

I'll surely give it a try.

[MightyAnimals]

That did work!

I got another problem

table.insert(content, {"   -  " ..(getElementData(source, "carname[model]") or getVehicleNameFromModel( getElementModel( source ) ))} ) 

I've tried some options neither did they work. I actually want the custom carname to show instead of the mta model