[make a function available among other scripts]

alright thanks

could you just tell me what was i doing wrong?

[make a function available among other scripts]

thanks, i have been doing some tests with exports as i haven't used them before and it worked fine when i was exporting a function which would get text from my command 'ctrigger' and it'd output it to chatbox perfectly fine

however when i have tried using dxDrawText function it simply outputted that the function didnt recieve any text

exportResource(client.lua)

local sw,sh = guiGetScreenSize() 
  
function errorMessage(text) 
if text then 
dxDrawText(tostring(text),sw/2,sh/2,sw/2,sh/2,tocolor(255,255,255,255),1,"bankgothic","center","top",false,false,false,true) 
else outputDebugString("exportResource: error; no text") return end 
end 
  
function removeErrorMessage() 
removeEventHandler("onClientRender",root,errorMessage) 
outputDebugString("exportResource: render handler removed!") 
end 
  
function addErrorMessage() 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,errorMessage) 
outputDebugString("exportResource: handler was added, it will be removed in 5 seconds") 
setTimer(removeErrorMessage,5000,1) 
end 

test(client.lua) -- the resource which was supposed to send the text to exported resource

function commandError(commandName,text) 
exports.exportResource:errorMessage(text) 
exports.exportResource:addErrorMessage() 
outputDebugString("test:4: Export call was sent.") 
end 
addCommandHandler("ctrigger",commandError) 

Additional Info of custom debugging:

INFO: exportResource: handler was added, it will be removed in 5 seconds

INFO: exportResource: Export call was sent.

*** SPAM ***

INFO: exportResource: error; no text

*** END ***

INFO: exportResource: render handler removed

what am i doing wrong?

[make a function available among other scripts]

i would appreciate if someone could help me,thanks.

[make a function available among other scripts]

alright and thank you for your replies.

@eAi there's nothing wrong with it, I've just been wondering if there was an other way to do it.

edit: if i was using an export from client to client to trigger an error message(with dx text) for a single client, would using localPlayer(in exported function) draw it for only the client that i've sent dx text to or would it draw for anyone?

[make a function available among other scripts]

hello, you probably already know whats my question as it can be seen on my topic name

anyway i have seen some scripts which basically call custom functions

e.g

  
if a = 1 then 
createError("#1") return end 
  

how could i share a function among all resources without exports?

if it's impossible then how could i pass an element(probably player) to another script so that it would make that error only for the sent player element?

i also know that type of a script can be "shared" in meta, can anyone explain what does that exactly mean?

i hope you guys have understanded my question, if you know an answer to this, please reply.Thanks in advance.

[defining element in function without handlers]

ugh nobody helped me -.-

i have used a loop and it works fine now

[defining element in function without handlers]

its an element as i stated above.

i usually use it for setting specific datas, i will give you an example

when player joins, source is the player who joined

if i set a timer for another function to output message to that player who joined, in that another function, source will be nil

and i would like to be able to retrieve player whenever i want without any handler

[defining element in function without handlers]

i dont have skype i just want to know how can i define player,vehicle or whatever(any element) without using handlers

(im triggering those functions e.g like this)

blabla()

[defining element in function without handlers]

oh i forgot to mention:

i am trying to work on this in server side because in client i already know how to make it but server side is better

@Anubhav isn't there any other way? im activating that function with a timer, so i must use executeCommandHandler always to force players do something?

[defining element in function without handlers]

example

function health(thePlayer) 
local ppHealth = getElementHealth(thePlayer) 
setElementHealth(thePlayer,ppHealth + 2) 
end 

how do i define thePlayer in here??

it always returns nil

[looking for host]

okay thanks for answer

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[looking for host]

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and

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[looking for host]

hi is there any good host without lag and with a good ddos protection which has available MTA 1.4 to run on?

[easy problem]

doesnt work

[easy problem]

i really doubt that i need that and i tested and it nno work

[easy problem]

hello im trying practice to know how triggerClientEvent/triggerServerEvent work but need help

server

function sendPlayerCount() 
local playerCount = getPlayerCount() 
triggerClientEvent("onPlayerCountChange",resourceRoot,playerCount) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin",root,sendPlayerCount) 
addEventHandler("onPlayerQuit",root,sendPlayerCount) 

client

addEvent("onPlayerCountChange",true) 
players = 0 
local screenWidth,screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize() 
function drawCount() 
dxDrawText(players,screenWidth/2,screenHeight/2,screenWidth/2,screenHeight/2,tocolor(0,0,255,255),1,"bankgothic") 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,drawCount) 
  
function totalFreeroamPlayerNumber(playerCount)  
if playerCount then 
players = playerCount 
else return end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerCountChange",root,totalFreeroamPlayerNumber) 

[help xml]

  
function punishPlayer(thePlayer,commandName,target,time,reason) 
local RootNode = xmlCreateFile("new.xml"," punishlist") 
local xmlPunishNickBranch = xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_nick" ) 
local xmlPunishSerialBranch = xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_serial" ) 
local xmlPunishTimeBranch = xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_time" ) 
local punishedPlayer = getPlayerFromName(target) 
local punishedPlayerSerial = getPlayerSerial(target) -- line 8 
local punishedPlayerSerialSource = getPlayerSerial(source) -- 9 
  if not RootNode then 
     xmlCreateFile("new.xml"," punishlist") 
     xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_nick" ) 
     xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_serial" ) 
     xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_time" ) 
end 
if RootNode then 
     if not isPlayerMuted(target) then 
           if time then 
                    if reason then 
                           setPlayerMuted(target,true) 
                           xmlNodeSetValue(xmlPunishNickBranch,punishedPlayer) 
                           xmlNodeSetValue(xmlPunishSerialBranch,punishedPlayerSerial) 
                           xmlNodeSetValue(xmlPunishTimeBranch,time) 
                           xmlSaveFile(RootNode) 
                           outputChatBox(punishedPlayer.." has been muted by: "..source.." for: "..time.." ("..reason..")") 
                           outputServerLog(punishedPlayer.." has been muted by: "..source.." for: "..time.." ("..reason..")") 
                              else if not time then 
                                  outputChatBox("time not set",source) 
                                    else if not reason then 
                                          outputChatBox("reason not set",source) 
                                    end 
                              end 
                        end 
                  end 
            end 
      end 
end 
addCommandHandler("punish",punishPlayer) 
  
function onPunishedJoin() 
if RootNode then 
if punishedPlayerSerialSource == xmlNodeGetValue(xmlPunishSerialBranch) then 
if xmlNodeGetValue(xmlPunishTimeBranch) >= 0 then 
setPlayerMuted(source,true) 
end 
end 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin",root,onPunishedJoin) 

me no understand

line 8 expected element got string *playernick*

me not know how to put element so it work

line 9 expected element got nil

onplayerjoin source is player who entering servers and element so how error here?

helpp

[help xml]

help

[help xml]

hello im try to make this but it no work

local RootNode = xmlCreateFile("new.xml"," punishlist") 
local xmlPunishNickBranch = xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_nick" ) 
local xmlPunishSerialBranch = xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_serial" ) 
local xmlPunishTimeBranch = xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_time" ) 
local punishedPlayer = getPlayerName(target) 
local punishedPlayerSerial = getPlayerSerial(target) 
local punishedPlayerSerialSource = getPlayerSerial(source) 
function punishPlayer(thePlayer,commandName,target,time,reason) 
  if not RootNode then 
     xmlCreateFile("new.xml"," punishlist") 
     xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_nick" ) 
     xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_serial" ) 
     xmlCreateChild ( RootNode, "punished_players_time" ) 
end 
if RootNode then 
     if not isPlayerMuted(target) then 
           if time then 
                    if reason then 
                           setPlayerMuted(target,true) 
                           xmlNodeSetValue(xmlPunishNickBranch,punishedPlayer) 
                           xmlNodeSetValue(xmlPunishSerialBranch,punishedPlayerSerial) 
                           xmlNodeSetValue(xmlPunishTimeBranch,time) 
                           xmlSaveFile(RootNode) 
                           outputChatBox(punishedPlayer.." has been muted by: "..source.." for: "..time.." ("..reason..")") 
                           outputServerLog(punishedPlayer.." has been muted by: "..source.." for: "..time.." ("..reason..")") 
                              else if not time then 
                                  outputChatBox("time not set",source) 
                                    else if not reason then 
                                          outputChatBox("reason not set",source) 
                                    end 
                              end 
                        end 
                  end 
            end 
      end 
end 
addCommandHandler("punish",punishPlayer) 
  
function onPunishedJoin() 
if RootNode then 
if punishedPlayerSerialSource == xmlNodeGetValue(xmlPunishSerialBranch) then 
if xmlNodeGetValue(xmlPunishTimeBranch) >= 0 then 
setPlayerMuted(source,true) 
end 
end 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin",root,onPunishedJoin) 

line 5 bad argument getPlayerName expected element at argument 1, got string *nickname*

line 6 bad argument getPlayerSerial expected player at argument 1, got string *nickname*

line 14 bad argument isPlayerMuted

i am try to punish player for time in seconds i put and if time pass he get unmutted

but if he reconnect he not evade mute and mute set back time and if time expired then player unmuted

please help me bad at xml